مَنwhoever يَعلُis lofty ذاتاًby nature حَوىgained العلياthe highest rank بِلاwithout طَلَبٍseeking
مَن يَعلُ ذاتاً حَوى العليا بِلا طَلَبٍ
وَالدونُand the lowly يَطلبهاseeks it سَعياًwith striving وَلَمand did not ينلِattain
وَالدونُ يَطلبها سَعياً وَلَم ينلِ
Whoever is lofty by nature gains the highest rank without seeking it.
Who has attained the heights without desire
And the lowly seeks it with striving, yet does not attain it.
While those below strive fruitlessly to aspire
لاlet … not يجهدِstrain النّفسthe soul فيin نيلِattaining العُلَىthe heights أَحَدٌanyone
لا يجهدِ النّفس في نيلِ العُلَى أَحَدٌ
مَنwhoever كانَis غَيرَother than عَليٍّAli كانَis غَيرَnot عليlofty
مَن كانَ غَيرَ عَليٍّ كانَ غَيرَ علي
Let no one strain his soul to attain the heights.
None can tax the soul to reach such heights
Whoever is not Ali is not lofty.
Save he who is Ali, unlike all other wights
Sol 6.1