وَماand not طَلَبُseeking المَعيشَةِa livelihood بِالتَمَنّيby wishing
وَما طَلَبُ المَعيشَةِ بِالتَمَنّي
وَلَكِنbut أَلقِcast دَلوَكَyour bucket فيamong الدِلاءِthe buckets
وَلَكِن أَلقِ دَلوَكَ في الدِلاءِ
And a livelihood is not gained by wishing;
But cast your bucket among the buckets.
تَجِئكَit comes to you بِمَلئِهاwith its fill طَوراًat times وَطَوراًand at times
تَجِئكَ بِمَلئِها طَوراً وَطَوراً
تَجِئكَit comes to you بِحَمأَةٍwith black mud وَقَليلِand a little ماءِwater
تَجِئكَ بِحَمأَةٍ وَقَليلِ ماءِ
At times it comes to you full, and at times
It comes to you with black mud and little water.
وَلاand do not تَقعُدsit عَلىin كَسَلِthe idleness of التَمَنّيwishing
وَلا تَقعُد عَلى كَسَلِ التَمَنّي
تُحيلُyou shift responsibility عَلىonto المَقادِرِfate وَالقَضاءِand divine decree
تُحيلُ عَلى المَقادِرِ وَالقَضاءِ
And do not sit in the idleness of wishing,
Shifting responsibility onto fate and divine decree.
فَإِنَّfor indeed مقادِرَthe decrees of الرَحمَنِthe All-Merciful تَجريflow
فَإِنَّ مقادِرَ الرَحمَنِ تَجري
بِأَرزاقِwith the provisions of الرِجالِmen مِنَfrom السَماءِheaven
بِأَرزاقِ الرِجالِ مِنَ السَماءِ
For the decrees of the All-Merciful flow
With men's provisions from heaven,
مُقَدَّرَةًapportioned بِقَبضٍin scarcity أَوor بِبَسطٍin abundance
مُقَدَّرَةً بِقَبضٍ أَو بِبَسطٍ
وَعَجزُand the incapacity of المَرءِa person أَسبابُthe causes of البَلاءِaffliction
وَعَجزُ المَرءِ أَسبابُ البَلاءِ
Apportioned in scarcity or abundance;
And a person's incapacity brings affliction.
وَبَعضُand some الرِزقِsustenance فيin دعَةٍease وَخَفضٍand comfort
وَبَعضُ الرِزقِ في دعَةٍ وَخَفضٍ
وَبَعضُand some الرِزقَsustenance يُكسَبُis earned بِالعَناءِthrough toil
وَبَعضُ الرِزقَ يُكسَبُ بِالعَناءِ
And some sustenance comes in ease and comfort,
And some sustenance is earned through toil.
Sol 6.1