إلىto منwhom أشتكيI complain همّيmy worry وغمّيand my grief
إلى من أشتكي همّي وغمّي
وماand what ألقاهُI suffer it منfrom أهلpeople of العقولintellects
وما ألقاهُ من أهل العقول
To whom shall I complain of my worry and grief,
To whom do I complain of my worries and sorrows
And of what I suffer from people of reason?
And what I face from people of intellect
إذاwhen أخطواthey err أقامواthey make الحكمthe judgment عذراًan excuse
إذا أخطوا أقاموا الحكم عذراً
وأوخذand I am held to account بالخطيّةfor the fault بالقليلfor the slightest thing
وأوخذ بالخطيّة بالقليل
When they err, they make judgment an excuse,
If they make mistakes, they provide excuses
Yet I am held to account for the slightest fault.
And I am blamed for the little sin
وماand not غيظيmy anger علىat الجهّالthe ignorant منهمamong them
وما غيظي على الجهّال منهم
كماlike غيظيmy anger علىat أهلthose versed in الأصولthe fundamentals
كما غيظي على أهل الأصول
My anger at the ignorant among them is not
I am not as angry at the ignorant among them
Like my anger at those versed in fundamentals.
As I am angry at the people of principles
أرىI see متعاطياone dabbling للعلمin learning يأتيhe comes
أرى متعاطيا للعلم يأتي
بتخليطwith muddle ورايand an opinion مستحيلuntenable
بتخليط وراي مستحيل
I see one who dabbles in learning come
I see a student of knowledge comes up
With muddle and an untenable opinion.
With a mixing and an impossible view
ويزعمُand he claims أنّهthat he فيin العلمlearning بابa gateway
ويزعمُ أنّه في العلم باب
ويأتيand he displays مثلthe like of أخلاقthe manners الجهولof the ignorant man
ويأتي مثل أخلاق الجهول
And he claims to be a gateway to learning,
And claims to be a gateway in knowledge
Yet he displays the manners of an ignorant man.
Yet acts like the ethics of the ignorant
Sol 6.1