تُقِلُّyield little غَناءًbenefit عَنfor جَهولٍan ignorant man مُغَمَّرٍinexperienced
تُقِلُّ غَناءً عَن جَهولٍ مُغَمَّرٍ
دَفاتِرُbooks تُلقىare cast فيinto الظُروفِthe cases وَتُرفَعُand are lifted up
دَفاتِرُ تُلقى في الظُروفِ وَتُرفَعُ
Of little use to an ignorant, inexperienced man are
Books cast into cases and lifted up.
تَروحُgo in the evening وَتَغدوand go in the morning عِندَهُwith him فيin مَضيَعَةٍa state of neglect
تَروحُ وَتَغدو عِندَهُ في مَضيَعَةٍ
وَكائِنand how many رَأَيناwe have seen مِنof نَفيسٍa precious thing يُضَيَّعُis squandered
وَكائِن رَأَينا مِن نَفيسٍ يُضَيَّعُ
They come and go in his keeping, going to waste;
And how many a precious thing we have seen squandered!
Sol 6.1