الجهلُignorance ليلٌa night ليسthere is no فيهin it نورُlight
الجهلُ ليلٌ ليس فيه نورُ
والعلمُand knowledge جرٌa pull (unclear in context) نورُهُits light مشهورُrenowned
والعلمُ جرٌ نورُهُ مشهورُ
Ignorance is a night in which there is no light.
Ignorance is a night with no light
And knowledge is a pull [word unclear in context]; its light is renowned.
While knowledge is a blazing torch
ياO ابنson of الخلائفthe caliphs كمhow often تسترَconcealed himself قاعدٌa seated man
يا ابن الخلائف كم تسترَ قاعدٌ
عنيfrom me ويصدئand tarnishes سمعكyour hearing المكسورُbroken
عني ويصدئ سمعك المكسورُ
O son of caliphs, how often has a seated man concealed himself
O son of caliphs, how long will you sit
From me, while he tarnishes your broken hearing?
Deaf to me as my broken words rust
وقدand indeed استبنتI have discerned فسادcorruption ذاكthat وفيand in دعاcalling (apparently shortened from دعاء)
وقد استبنت فساد ذاك وفي دعا
مولاكyour servant منfrom إصلاحهsetting it right تيسيرُease
مولاك من إصلاحه تيسيرُ
And I have discerned the corruption in that; and in calling
The corruption of that has become clear
Your servant there is ease in setting it right.
And in supplicating your Master is facilitation
وأمورand the affairs of مُلككَyour realm كلهاall of them موزونةٌwell-balanced
وأمور مُلككَ كلها موزونةٌ
قدindeed حاطهاhas safeguarded them الإحكامprecision والتجبيرُand mending
قد حاطها الإحكام والتجبيرُ
And the affairs of your realm are all well-balanced;
And all the affairs of your kingdom
Precision and mending have indeed safeguarded them.
Have been surrounded by precision and fortification
فأصخso lend an ear لأصلٍto a root إنif هززتyou shake فروعَهُits branches
فأصخ لأصلٍ إن هززت فروعَهُ
يسقطwill fall عليكupon you اللؤلؤpearls المنثورُscattered
يسقط عليك اللؤلؤ المنثورُ
So lend an ear to a root: if you shake its branches,
So tend to the root, if you shake its branches
Scattered pearls will fall upon you.
The scattered pearls will fall upon you
Sol 6.1