وَماand not كانَwas فَضلُthe merit of الزُهدِrenunciation فيin العَيشِlife عَنfrom a state of غِنىَwealth
وَما كانَ فَضلُ الزُهدِ في العَيشِ عَن غِنىَ
يُقاسُis compared بِفَضلِwith the merit of الزُهدِrenunciation فيin العَيشِlife عَنfrom a state of فَقرِpoverty
يُقاسُ بِفَضلِ الزُهدِ في العَيشِ عَن فَقرِ
And the merit of renouncing life's pleasures while wealthy is not
The excess of asceticism in life over wealth
comparable to the merit of renouncing them while poor.
Cannot be compared to the excess of asceticism in life over poverty
وَماand not هَذِهِthese الأَيّامُdays قَصيرَةٌshort
وَما هَذِهِ الأَيّامُ قَصيرَةٌ
وَلَكِنَّهاbut they لَيسَتare not بِزادٍany provision إِلىto القَبرِthe grave
وَلَكِنَّها لَيسَت بِزادٍ إِلى القَبرِ
And these days are not short,
Nor are these days short
but they are no provision for the grave.
But they are no provision for the grave
Sol 6.1