أَأنثُرُshall I scatter? دُرّاًpearls بَينَamong سَارِحَةِgrazing النَّعَمlivestock
أَأنثُرُ دُرّاً بَينَ سَارِحَةِ النَّعَم
فَأُصبِحُand so I become مَخزُوناًstored away بِرَاعِيَةِwith a shepherdess الغَنَمsheep
فَأُصبِحُ مَخزُوناً بِرَاعِيَةِ الغَنَم
Shall I scatter pearls among grazing livestock,
And so find myself stored away with a shepherdess of sheep?
لأنَّهمbecause they أمسَواthey have become بِجَهلin ignorance لِقَدرِهِof its worth
لأنَّهم أمسَوا بِجَهل لِقَدرِهِ
فَلاso not أنَاI أُضحيI come to be أَنto أُطوِّقهI hang it as a necklace on البَهَمlambs and kids
فَلا أنَا أُضحي أَن أُطوِّقه البَهَم
For they have become ignorant of its worth,
So I will not come to hang it around the necks of lambs and kids.
فَإنthen if لَطَفَshows kindness اللهGod اللَّطِيفُthe Gentle بِلُطفِهِwith His kindness
فَإن لَطَفَ الله اللَّطِيفُ بِلُطفِهِ
وَصَادَفتُand I encountered أهلاًworthy people لِلعُلُومِof learning وَلِلحِكَمand of wisdom
وَصَادَفتُ أهلاً لِلعُلُومِ وَلِلحِكَم
Then if God, the Gentle, favors me with His kindness,
And I encounter people worthy of learning and wisdom,
نَشَرتُI spread مُفيداًgiving benefit واستَقَدتُand I kindled مَوَدَّةًaffection
نَشَرتُ مُفيداً واستَقَدتُ مَوَدَّةً
وَإِلاَّand if not فَمَخزُونٌthen stored away لَدَيَّwith me وَمُكتَتَمand concealed
وَإِلاَّ فَمَخزُونٌ لَدَيَّ وَمُكتَتَم
I will spread it, benefiting others, and kindle affection;
Otherwise, it remains stored away with me and concealed.
فَمَنfor whoever مَنَحَgranted الجُهَّالَthe ignorant عِلماًknowledge أضَاعَهُsquandered it
فَمَن مَنَحَ الجُهَّالَ عِلماً أضَاعَهُ
وَمَنand whoever مَنَعَwithheld المُستَوجِبينthose entitled to it فَقَدthen indeed ظَلَمacted unjustly
وَمَن مَنَعَ المُستَوجِبين فَقَد ظَلَم
For whoever grants knowledge to the ignorant squanders it,
And whoever withholds it from those entitled to it has indeed done wrong.
Sol 6.1