منfrom أينwhere يكتسبearns المحامدpraise لاهِan idle man
من أين يكتسب المحامد لاهِ
أمor كيفhow يرقىhe rises للعليto the heights باللهby God
أم كيف يرقى للعلي بالله
From where can an idle man earn praise?
From where does praise for the Most High derive?
Or how, by God, can he rise to the heights?
Or how can one ascend to the Exalted through God?
وعلامَand why يلهوhe idles والثناءwhile praise علىfor الفتىthe young man
وعلامَ يلهو والثناء على الفتى
لاينتهيdoes not end وعناؤهwhile his toil متناهيfinite
لاينتهي وعناؤه متناهي
And why does he idle, when praise for a young man
And why play when praise for the young man
never ends, while his toil is finite?
Is endless, yet his toil remains finite?
Sol 6.1