تبّاًa curse لمجدٍupon glory باطلٍvain
تبّاً لمجدٍ باطلٍ
منamong أَمكَرِthe most cunning الأوجاعِafflictions خادعْa deceiver
من أَمكَرِ الأوجاعِ خادعْ
A curse upon vain glory,
Alas, for an empty glory
a deceiver among the most cunning afflictions,
Of most cunning pains a deceiver
ذوpossessing سطوةٍpower مخبوءةٍconcealed
ذو سطوةٍ مخبوءةٍ
عنfrom ناظرٍone who looks فيهinto it وسامعْand one who listens
عن ناظرٍ فيه وسامعْ
possessing a power concealed
With might concealed
from those who look into it and those who listen.
From beholder and listener
ينسابit slips فيwithin طيِّthe folds of الفضاthe virtues (first part)
ينساب في طيِّ الفضا
ئل(completion of 'virtues') كلهاall of them منfrom غيرother than مانعْa hindrance
ئل كلها من غير مانعْ
It slips into the folds of the vir-
It flows in the folds of space
tues, all of them, without hindrance.
Sinuous, unhindered, unchecked
يضطرُّنيit compels me فيin ثروتيmy wealth
يضطرُّني في ثروتي
وكذاكand likewise فيin حسنthe goodness of الصنائعْdeeds
وكذاك في حسن الصنائعْ
It compels me in my wealth,
It wrests me in my wealth
and likewise in good works.
And likewise in perfection of my works
يغتالنيit treacherously slays me فيin فاقتيmy poverty
يغتالني في فاقتي
وكذاand likewise فيin زهديmy asceticism يصارعْit wrestles
وكذا في زهدي يصارعْ
It slays me in my poverty,
It waylays me in my poverty
and likewise wrestles with me in my asceticism.
And likewise in my asceticism contends
فارميso cast بهit aside متنكّباًshunning
فارمي به متنكّباً
أسبابَoccasions for مدحٍpraise ليسis not نافعْbeneficial
أسبابَ مدحٍ ليس نافعْ
So cast it aside, shunning
So I cast it off disdainfully
occasions for praise that does no good.
Causes of praise that bring no benefit
Sol 6.1