أفلانO so-and-so لاdo not تبغيyou seek الثناpraise فماfor there is no
أفلان لا تبغي الثنا فما
لكَfor you فيin الثناany منfavor نعمةٍis repaid by way of reward or recompense, rather than by returning a loan or a debt owed to someone, especially when the repayment takes the form of praise for a kindness that a person has done for another person and that merits acknowledgment or gratitude from the recipient of that kindness. تُجزىis repaid
لكَ في الثنا من نعمةٍ تُجزى
O so-and-so, do not seek praise, for
O Fulan do not seek praise, for
you have granted no favor to be repaid with praise.
You have no bounty in praise that brings reward
إنَّindeed الذيthe one who يثنيpraises عليكَupon you كمنlike one who
إنَّ الذي يثني عليكَ كمن
دونinstead of المهيمنthe All-Protecting One يعبدworships الرجزاidols
دون المهيمن يعبد الرجزا
Indeed, whoever praises you is like one who
Verily he who praises you is like one who
worships idols instead of the All-Protecting One.
Besides the All-Powerful worships an idol
Sol 6.1