مطالبُone who pursues دُنياهُhis worldly life بإِتعابِby exhausting نَفسِهِhimself
مطالبُ دُنياهُ بإِتعابِ نَفسِهِ
كَوَرَّادِlike one repeatedly seeking water مَاءٍwater مِنof أُجَاجٍbitter brine مُكَدَّرِmuddied
كَوَرَّادِ مَاءٍ مِن أُجَاجٍ مُكَدَّرِ
One who pursues his worldly gain by wearing himself out
Is like one who keeps coming to briny, muddied water.
فَمَاand never ازدادَincreased شُرباًin drinking مِنهُof it إلاَّexcept that أَثابَهُit rewarded him
فَمَا ازدادَ شُرباً مِنهُ إلاَّ أَثابَهُ
بهِin return for it عَطَشاًthirst يَرويهِquenches him فيat كُلِّevery مَصدَرِdeparture from the water
بهِ عَطَشاً يَرويهِ في كُلِّ مَصدَرِ
The more he drinks of it, the more it repays him
With thirst that quenches him each time he leaves the water.
Sol 6.1