أعقلtether علومكyour knowledge كيso that تفوزyou succeed بحفظهاin preserving it
أعقل علومك كي تفوز بحفظها
وانشرand spread علىupon طرسa parchment الطروسthe parchments رقوماinscriptions
وانشر على طرس الطروس رقوما
Tether your knowledge so that you may succeed in preserving it.
Keep your knowledge reasonable so you may succeed in preserving it
And spread inscriptions upon the parchment of parchments.
And spread chalk marks on steep rocks
فمنfor, among الحماقةfolly أنto تصيرyou become غزالةa gazelle
فمن الحماقة أن تصير غزالة
لذاكfor that
لذاك
For it is folly to become a gazelle.
For it is foolish to become a deer
For that,
To that one
علمknowledge والكتابةand writing عقلهits tether
علم والكتابة عقله
قيدbind لذاtherefore كانwas الجهولthe ignorant person عليماlearned
قيد لذا كان الجهول عليما
Knowledge—and writing is its tether.
Knowledge taught him reason
Bind it; thus the ignorant person was learned.
A tether so the ignorant became learned
وإذاand if وجدتyou find ذاكthat مفيداuseful
وإذا وجدت ذاك مفيدا
قيدbind علومكyour knowledge كيso that تحوزyou gain فهوماinsights
قيد علومك كي تحوز فهوما
And if you find that useful,
And if you find that beneficial
Bind your knowledge so that you may gain insights.
Tether your knowledge so you may gain understanding
Sol 6.1