ياO أَيُّهاyou الباذِلُthe one expending مَجهودَهُhis utmost effort
يا أَيُّها الباذِلُ مَجهودَهُ
فيin خَدمَةٍservice أُفٍّfie! لَهاupon it خِدمَهservice
في خَدمَةٍ أُفٍّ لَها خِدمَه
O you who expend your utmost effort
In service—fie upon such service!
إِلىuntil مَتىwhen فيin تَعَبٍtoil ضائِعٍwasted
إِلى مَتى في تَعَبٍ ضائِعٍ
بِدونِwithout هَذاthis تَأكُلُyou eat اللُقمَهthe morsel
بِدونِ هَذا تَأكُلُ اللُقمَه
How long will you remain in wasted toil?
Without this, you can still eat your morsel.
تَشقىyou toil وَمَنand the one تَشقىyou toil لَهُfor him غافِلٌheedless
تَشقى وَمَن تَشقى لَهُ غافِلٌ
كَأَنَّكَas though you were الراقِصُthe dancer فيin الظُلمَهthe darkness
كَأَنَّكَ الراقِصُ في الظُلمَه
You toil, while the one you toil for is heedless,
As though you were a dancer in the dark.
Sol 6.1