إذاif رُمتَyou seek الصُعودَthe ascent إلىto عَلاءٍlofty heights
إذا رُمتَ الصُعودَ إلى عَلاءٍ
فثِبthen leap دَرَجsteps الفضائلthe virtues فَهيَfor they are مَرقىa stairway
فثِب دَرَج الفضائل فَهيَ مَرقى
If you seek to rise to lofty heights,
If you seek to ascend to lofty heights
then leap up the steps of the virtues, for they are a stairway.
Climb the stairs of virtues, for they are the path
وانand if رُمتَyou seek الرُقِيَّthe ascent بلاwithout مَراقٍsteps
وان رُمتَ الرُقِيَّ بلا مَراقٍ
وأَيمُand by اللَهِGod إِنَّكَindeed you لَستَyou are not تَرقىyou ascend
وأَيمُ اللَهِ إِنَّكَ لَستَ تَرقى
And if you seek ascent without steps,
And if you seek to rise without steps
and, by God, you surely will not ascend.
By Allah! You will not ascend
وانand if شئتَyou wish الرَشادَright guidance بغيرِwithout هادٍa guide
وان شئتَ الرَشادَ بغيرِ هادٍ
نَصُوحٍsincere in counsel تِهتَyou strayed غَرباًwestward ثُمَّthen شَرقاeastward
نَصُوحٍ تِهتَ غَرباً ثُمَّ شَرقا
And if you wish for right guidance without a guide
And if you want guidance without a guide
sincere in counsel, you will stray westward, then eastward.
Sincere advice - you will go astray, west and east
Sol 6.1