إنماnothing but الدنياthis world نعيمbliss وشقاءand misery
إنما الدنيا نعيم وشقاء
وهماand the two فيin اللفظword form انif عداthe two are counted سواءequal
وهما في اللفظ ان عدا سواء
This world is nothing but bliss and misery.
The world is but joy and sorrow
And the two, if counted, are equal in word form.
Though in name they are the same
لكنbut المدvowel lengthening معwith الهمزthe hamza (glottal stop) لهit has
لكن المد مع الهمز له
فيin الشقاmisery معنىa meaning بهthrough it فاتwas lost استواءequality
في الشقا معنى به فات استواء
But vowel lengthening together with the hamza has
Yet when uttered with a sigh
In misery a meaning through which equality is lost.
Sorrow bears a different aim