أمَلِيmy hope مُذsince سَعىset out لِطُرْقِtoward the paths of المَعاليeminence
أمَلِي مُذ سَعى لِطُرْقِ المَعالي
ولهand for it الحِرْصُeagerness والغَناءُand ability دَلِيلُa guide
وله الحِرْصُ والغَناءُ دَلِيلُ
Since my hope set out toward the paths of eminence,
My hope since it strove for the paths of glory
with eagerness and ability as its guide,
Zeal and singing were its guide
قالsaid يَأْسِيmy despair لهto it اسْتَرِحْrest فهْيfor they are طُرْقٌpaths
قال يَأْسِي له اسْتَرِحْ فهْي طُرْقٌ
ماnot علىfor المُحْسِنينthose who do good فيهاin them سَبِيلُa way
ما على المُحْسِنين فيها سَبِيلُ
my despair said to it, “Rest, for these are paths
Despair said to it: Rest, for these are paths
where those who do good have no way forward.”
Where the virtuous have no access