لكَ الوَيْلَ لا فَاجِرٌ تُتَّقَى
ولا كُنْتَ في النَّاسِ بَراً تَقِيّا
Woe to you! You are no villain to be feared,
nor have you been righteous and devout among men.
تَرُوحُ وتَغْدُو عَلَى الزَّعْم في
طِلابِ العُلَى والعُلَى ما تَهيّا
Morning and evening, you pursue leadership,
seeking glory—yet glory has never come within reach.
وَقَدْ نَالَ فَوْقَ الّذِي تَبْتَغِي
مِنَ النّاسِ من لَيْسَ في النَّاسِ شَيّا
Yet someone has attained beyond what you aspire to—
one among the people who counts for nothing among them.
Sol 5.6