لاnot يَصلُحُthrive الناسُthe people فَوضىin disorder لاno سَراةَleaders لَهُمfor them
لا يَصلُحُ الناسُ فَوضى لا سَراةَ لَهُم
وَلاnor سَراةَleaders إِذاwhen جُهّالُهُمtheir ignorant ones سادواrule
وَلا سَراةَ إِذا جُهّالُهُم سادوا
People cannot thrive in disorder, with no leaders among them.
Nor are there leaders when their ignorant ones rule.
وَالبَيتُand the house لاnot يُبتَنىis built إِلّاunless لَهُit has عَمَدٌpillars
وَالبَيتُ لا يُبتَنى إِلّا لَهُ عَمَدٌ
وَلاnor عِمادَsupport إِذاif لَمnot تُرسَare set firm أَوتادُstakes
وَلا عِمادَ إِذا لَم تُرسَ أَوتادُ
A house cannot be built unless it has pillars.
And there is no support if the stakes are not set firm.
فَإِنso if تَجَمَّعَcome together أَوتادٌstakes وَأَعمِدَةٌand pillars
فَإِن تَجَمَّعَ أَوتادٌ وَأَعمِدَةٌ
لِمَعشَرٍfor a people بَلغواthey attain الأَمرَthe goal الَّذيwhich كادواthey nearly reached
لِمَعشَرٍ بَلغوا الأَمرَ الَّذي كادوا
So if stakes and pillars come together
for a people, they attain the goal they had nearly reached.
Sol 6