كلّeveryone إلىto بطنbelly الثّرىthe earth رُجعاهhis return
كلّ إلى بطن الثّرى رُجعاه
لوeven if بالسّماءto the sky تمسّكتclung يمناهhis right hand
لو بالسّماء تمسّكت يمناه
Everyone returns to the belly of the earth,
All return to the belly of the earth,
even if his right hand were to cling to the sky.
Even if his right hand clings to the sky.
لاno فضلَadvantage فيهin it لذيfor one possessing كمالٍexcellence إنّماonly
لا فضلَ فيه لذي كمالٍ إنّما
يرجوhe hopes for جزيلَabundant الفضلِthe bounty فيin أُخراهhis hereafter
يرجو جزيلَ الفضلِ في أُخراه
There, one of virtue has no advantage; he only
He who is perfect has no merit;
hopes for abundant bounty in his hereafter.
Rather, he hopes for abundant merit in the end.