العلمknowledge والمالand wealth عدوّانtwo enemies لمnot
العلم والمال عدوّان لم
يجتمعاthey both come together إلاexcept اقتضىrequired الحالُcircumstances
يجتمعا إلا اقتضى الحالُ
Knowledge and wealth are two enemies; never have they
Knowledge and wealth are two enemies that
come together without circumstances requiring
Only unite when ruin calls
فَسادَcorruption وَصْفٍa quality منهماof the two ذلكthat الthe
فَسادَ وَصْفٍ منهما ذلك ال
آخرَother فليستيقظِso let it awaken البالُthe mind
آخرَ فليستيقظِ البالُ
one of these two qualities to corrupt the
The corruption of one leads to decay
other—so let the mind awaken.
In the other, so beware
فالعلمfor knowledge إنif لمnot يفسدruin المالَwealth فيin
فالعلم إن لم يفسد المالَ في
وجهthe way of الهدىguidance أفسدهcorrupts it المالwealth
وجه الهدى أفسده المال
For if knowledge does not consume wealth in
For knowledge without wealth can still
the cause of guidance, wealth corrupts it.
Lead astray, while wealth sans knowledge destroys the way
Sol 6.1