قلتI said لقومٍto some people كُوُواwere seared بنارهمُby their fire
قلت لقومٍ كُوُوا بنارهمُ
مثليlike me وصارواand they became طرائقاًfactions قِدَداseparate
مثلي وصاروا طرائقاً قِدَدا
I said to people seared by their fire,
Like me, and split into separate factions:
طِيرُواfly معيwith me تسْعَدُواyou will be happy ولاand do not تقعواfall
طِيرُوا معي تسْعَدُوا ولا تقعوا
قومواrise فإنّfor indeed الشقيَّthe wretched one منwhoever قَعَدَاstayed seated
قوموا فإنّ الشقيَّ من قَعَدَا
“Fly with me and you will be happy; do not fall.
Rise, for wretched is the one who stays seated.”
قالواthey said عَجِزْناwe were unable عَنfrom أَنْto نُفارِقَهمpart from them
قالوا عَجِزْنا عَن أَنْ نُفارِقَهم
قلتI said فلنso … will not تُفْلحُواyou prosper إذاًthen أَبَداever
قلت فلن تُفْلحُوا إذاً أَبَدا
They said, “We are unable to leave them.”
I said, “Then you will never prosper.”