لكَto you الوَيْلَwoe لاneither فَاجِرٌa wicked man تُتَّقَىyou are feared
لكَ الوَيْلَ لا فَاجِرٌ تُتَّقَى
ولاnor كُنْتَyou were فيamong النَّاسِthe people بَراًrighteous تَقِيّاpious
ولا كُنْتَ في النَّاسِ بَراً تَقِيّا
Woe to you! You are no villain to be feared,
Woe to you! You are neither a wicked man to be feared,
nor have you been righteous and devout among men.
nor have you been righteous and pious among men.
تَرُوحُyou go in the evening وتَغْدُوand you go in the morning عَلَىaccording to الزَّعْمthe claim فيin
تَرُوحُ وتَغْدُو عَلَى الزَّعْم في
طِلابِpursuit العُلَىhigh rank والعُلَىand high rank ماnot تَهيّاhas become available
طِلابِ العُلَى والعُلَى ما تَهيّا
Morning and evening, you pursue leadership,
You go evening and morning, supposedly, in
seeking glory—yet glory has never come within reach.
pursuit of high rank, yet high rank has not been forthcoming.
وَقَدْand already نَالَhas attained فَوْقَabove الّذِيwhat تَبْتَغِيyou seek
وَقَدْ نَالَ فَوْقَ الّذِي تَبْتَغِي
مِنَamong النّاسِthe people منone who لَيْسَis not فيamong النَّاسِthe people شَيّاanything
مِنَ النّاسِ من لَيْسَ في النَّاسِ شَيّا
Yet someone has attained beyond what you aspire to—
And more than you seek has already been attained
one among the people who counts for nothing among them.
by one among men who counts for nothing among men.
Sol 6.1