إنَّ رِضَى كُلِّ الوَرَى لا مِرا

إنَّ رِضَى كُلِّ الوَرَى لا مِرا

فيما أَرَاهُ غايَةٌ لا تُنالْ

فيما أَرَاهُ غايَةٌ لا تُنالْ

Surely, winning all humanity’s approval—beyond dispute—

Indeed, the approval of all people—beyond dispute—

is, in my view, a goal that cannot be attained.

is, as I see it, an unattainable goal.

ماذا مَجازُ يُرْتَجى نَيْلُهُ

ماذا مَجازُ يُرْتَجى نَيْلُهُ

هَذَا إذا حَقَّقْتَ عَيْنُ الْمُحالْ

هَذَا إذا حَقَّقْتَ عَيْنُ الْمُحالْ

What way toward it could one hope to reach?

What path to attaining it can one hope for?

This, when examined closely, is impossibility itself.

This, if you examine it closely, is impossibility itself.