كمhow much أريدُI desire السعدَgood fortune لكنْbut
كم أريدُ السعدَ لكنْ
فوقَabove آماليmy hopes إرادةa will
فوقَ آمالي إرادة
How I long for good fortune, but
How much I want happiness, but
Above my hopes there is a will.
Above my hopes is the will
جلُّmost of مننthose who (apparent typo for مَن) يطلبُseeks دنياworldly gain
جلُّ منن يطلبُ دنيا
يعبدُworships الدنياthe world عبادةْwith devotion
يعبدُ الدنيا عبادةْ
Most of those who seek worldly gain
The most of those who seek worldly things
Worship the world with devotion.
Worship the world devoutly
ولهذاand for this reason غضبَgrew angry اللهGod
ولهذا غضبَ الله
فكانَso became النحسُill fortune عادةْa habitual occurrence
فكانَ النحسُ عادةْ
And for this, God grew angry,
And for this God was angry
So ill fortune became the norm.
So misfortune became habit
وقضىand He decreed فيin حكمهِHis judgment أنْthat
وقضى في حكمهِ أنْ
ليسَthere is no فيin الدنياthe world سعادةْhappiness
ليسَ في الدنيا سعادةْ
And He decreed in His judgment that
And He decreed in His rule that
There is no happiness in this world.
There is no happiness in the world
Sol 6.1