ماnot مَرَّpassed بيby me يَومٌa day وَلاnor لَيلَةٌa night
ما مَرَّ بي يَومٌ وَلا لَيلَةٌ
دونَwithout ثَناءٍpraise حَسَنٍgood أَغنُمُهI gain it
دونَ ثَناءٍ حَسَنٍ أَغنُمُه
No day or night has passed me by
No day or night passes me by
without good praise that I earn.
Without my gaining some good praise
وَلَيسَand there is not ليfor me فيin رَقدَتيmy slumber لَيلَةٌa night
وَلَيسَ لي في رَقدَتي لَيلَةٌ
مِنfrom دونِwithout عِلمٍknowledge نافِعٍuseful أُحكِمُهI master it
مِن دونِ عِلمٍ نافِعٍ أُحكِمُه
Nor do I spend a night in slumber
And I have no night of sleep
without useful knowledge that I master.
Without gaining useful knowledge that I master
أَزيدُI increase فيin عِلميmy knowledge وَفيand in حِكمَتيmy wisdom
أَزيدُ في عِلمي وَفي حِكمَتي
وَقيمَةُand the worth الإِنسانِof a human being ماwhat يَعلُمُهhe knows it
وَقيمَةُ الإِنسانِ ما يَعلُمُه
I add to my knowledge and my wisdom,
I increase in my knowledge and wisdom
and a person's worth is what they know.
And the value of a person is what they know
Sol 6.1