وَلِلنَفسِAnd the soul has آمالٌhopes فَإِنso if ظَفِرَتit attains بِماwhat
وَلِلنَفسِ آمالٌ فَإِن ظَفِرَت بِما
تؤمِّلُit hopes for يَوماًone day أَنشأَتit forms بَعدُafterward آمالاhopes
تؤمِّلُ يَوماً أَنشأَت بَعدُ آمالا
And the soul has hopes; if it attains what
it hopes for one day, it then forms further hopes.
تُسَرُّit delights بِشيءٍin something إِنif تَنَلهُit attains it بِمنقضٍin something fleeting
تُسَرُّ بِشيءٍ إِن تَنَلهُ بِمنقضٍ
وَإِنand if لاnot تَنَلهُit attains it صارَit becomes حُزناًsorrow وَأَوجالاand fears
وَإِن لا تَنَلهُ صارَ حُزناً وَأَوجالا
It delights in something fleeting, if it attains it;
And if it does not attain it, it becomes sorrow and fears.
وَتجمعand it gathers مالاًwealth لِلَّذيfor the one who هُوَhe وارِثٌan heir
وَتجمع مالاً لِلَّذي هُوَ وارِثٌ
فَلاso not أَحرَزَتit gains أَجراًa reward وَلاnor نعِمتit enjoys ease بالاin mind
فَلا أَحرَزَت أَجراً وَلا نعِمت بالا
And it gathers wealth for the one who is its heir;
So it gains no reward, nor enjoys peace of mind.