ماhow أتعبَweary الإنسانَman فيin مَسعاتهِhis striving
ما أتعبَ الإنسانَ في مَسعاتهِ
إلاّexcept إذاwhen واتاهfavors him جَدٌّgood fortune صاعدٌrising
إلاّ إذا واتاه جَدٌّ صاعدٌ
How weary man is in his striving—
Nothing tires man in his quest
except when rising good fortune favors him.
Except when effort comes his way
ثِقtrust واستعنْand seek help باللهfrom God فيماin what تَبتغيyou desire
ثِق واستعنْ بالله فيما تَبتغي
تبلغْyou will attain مِناكyour wishes وأنتwhile you عنهaway from it راقِدُasleep
تبلغْ مِناك وأنت عنه راقِدُ
Trust, and seek God's help in what you desire;
Trust in God and seek His aid
you will attain your wishes while you slumber, heedless of them.
In what you wish, you'll attain while at rest
وإذاand if أردتَyou desire تناهياًreaching the utmost فيin مطلبٍa pursuit
وإذا أردتَ تناهياً في مطلبٍ
فخُطاكَthen your steps قاصرةٌfalling short ونقصُكَand your deficiency زائدُincreasing
فخُطاكَ قاصرةٌ ونقصُكَ زائدُ
And if you desire to reach the utmost in a pursuit,
And if you seek the impossible
then your steps fall short, and your deficiency grows.
Your steps fall short, your loss exceeds
Sol 6.1