أَرانيI see myself إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِزدَدتُI gained more مالاًmoney وَثَروَةًand wealth
أَراني إِذا ما اِزدَدتُ مالاً وَثَروَةً
وَخَيراًand good إِلىupon خَيرgood تَزَيَّدتُI increased فيin الشَرِّevil
وَخَيراً إِلى خَير تَزَيَّدتُ في الشَرِّ
I find that whenever I gain in money and riches,
I see that whenever I gain more money and wealth,
and heap bounty upon bounty, I grow in evil.
and good upon good, I grow in evil.
فَكَيفَso how بِشُكرِwith thanking اللَهِGod إِنif كُنتُI am إِنَّماonly
فَكَيفَ بِشُكرِ اللَهِ إِن كُنتُ إِنَّما
أَقومُI act مَقامَin place of الشُكرِthanks لِلَهِto God بِالكُفرِwith ingratitude
أَقومُ مَقامَ الشُكرِ لِلَهِ بِالكُفرِ
How can I thank God, if all I ever do
How, then, can I thank God, if I merely
is put ingratitude in the place of thanks to God?
offer God ingratitude in place of thanks?
بِأَيِّwith what اِعتِذارٍexcuse أَوor بِأَيَّةِwith what حُجَّةٍargument
بِأَيِّ اِعتِذارٍ أَو بِأَيَّةِ حُجَّةٍ
يَقولُspeaks الَّذيthe one who يَدريknows مِنَof الأَمرِthe matter ماwhat أَدريI know
يَقولُ الَّذي يَدري مِنَ الأَمرِ ما أَدري
With what excuse, or with what argument,
With what excuse, or with what argument,
can one who knows of the matter what I know speak,
can one who knows what I know of the matter speak?
إِذاif كانَis وَجهُbasis العُذرِthe excuse لَيسَis not بِبَيِّنٍat all clear
إِذا كانَ وَجهُ العُذرِ لَيسَ بِبَيِّنٍ
فَإِنَّthen indeed اِطِّراحَcasting aside العُذرِthe excuse خَيرٌbetter مِنَthan العُذرِthe excuse
فَإِنَّ اِطِّراحَ العُذرِ خَيرٌ مِنَ العُذرِ
if the grounds for excuse are not clear?
If the basis of the excuse is not clear,
For casting an excuse aside is better than the excuse.
then casting the excuse aside is better than the excuse itself.
Sol 6.1