Translation:Mistake (Norwid)

by Cyprian Kamil Norwid

Success today is Deity ^[1] – he witchcraft
His developed ^[2] like a card of globe;
Stood down him even either the Victory,
ancient – eternally something worth!

Until this crowd notices at their grave,
Until this crazy gang notices:
That – Victory sobers up human strengths,
When the Success, on the contrary ^[3] revels in!... ^[4]

1. Sukces bożkiem jest dziś – literally: „Success today is the Idol”, but this poem about idolatry of success, and not about it personification.
2. He developed his witchcraft.
3. I owszem – most cernainly (confirmation) or on the contrary (denial). In original confirmation.
4. Rozpija-upija – When Success, on the contrary ... gets drunk!... or rozpaja-upaja – […] revels in!...