عزتwere hard to attain مطالبaims دنياworldly life كلِّevery ذيpossessor of أدبٍlearning and refinement
عزت مطالب دنيا كلِّ ذي أدبٍ
وهانand became easy مطلبaim دنياworldly life الأنوَكِthe foolish الخَرِقِthe inept
وهان مطلب دنيا الأنوَكِ الخَرِقِ
The worldly aims of every cultivated man are hard to attain,
The demands of this world are honorable to every person of dignity,
Yet the foolish, inept man's worldly aim comes easily.
Yet the demands of this fleeting world are insignificant.
وقدرand decreed اللهGod فيهاconcerning it أنthat يذللهاHe would make it yield
وقدر الله فيها أن يذللها
فهانso became easy مطلبهاthe pursuit of it للجاهلfor the ignorant الحمقthe foolish
فهان مطلبها للجاهل الحمق
And God decreed concerning this world that He would make it yield,
It is the will of God that it be made easy,
So its pursuit became easy for the ignorant fool.
Thus its demands are foolish to the ignorant and stupid.
فليسso does not ينفكbecome free ذوa possessor of علمknowledge وتجربةand experience
فليس ينفك ذو علم وتجربة
منfrom مأكلfood جشبcoarse أوor مشربdrink رنقmurky
من مأكل جشب أو مشرب رنق
Thus a man of knowledge and experience is never free
So one who is knowledgeable and experienced
From coarse food or murky drink.
Cannot avoid meager food or elegant drink.
وذوand a possessor of الجهالةignorance منهاfrom it فيin بلهنيةease and plenty
وذو الجهالة منها في بلهنية
منfrom مسمعa sound حسنpleasant أوor منظرa sight أنقdelightful
من مسمع حسن أو منظر أنق
Yet from it the ignorant man enjoys a life of ease,
And the ignorant one is lost in its distractions
With pleasant sounds or delightful sights.
Of pleasing sounds or graceful sights.
تباركblessed be العدلjustice فيهاin it حينwhen يقسمهاHe apportions it
تبارك العدل فيها حين يقسمها
بينamong البريةhumankind قسماًan apportionment غيرnot متفقuniform
بين البرية قسماً غير متفق
Blessed be justice in this world, when He apportions it
Blessed is justice in dividing it
Among humankind in unequal shares.
Among creation in ways beyond accord.