خذtake العلمknowledge عنfrom قربnearness ونكّبand turn away عنfrom البعدِdistance
خذ العلم عن قرب ونكّب عن البعدِ
ففيfor in القربnearness أشياءthings تدلpoint علىto الرشدright guidance
ففي القرب أشياء تدل على الرشد
Take knowledge from what is near, and turn away from what is distant.
Seek knowledge from up close, turn away from distance,
For nearby are things that point to right guidance.
For in closeness are things that guide to righteousness.
خذtake الحجرthe stone المنبوذdiscarded فيin الطرقthe roads والثرىand the soil
خذ الحجر المنبوذ في الطرق والثرى
وصيّرهand turn it into ماءwater تستريحyou find relief منfrom الكدّtoil
وصيّره ماء تستريح من الكدّ
Take the stone discarded on the roads and in the soil,
Take the discarded stone on roads and land,
And turn it into water; you will find relief from toil.
And make it water, to rest from toil.
لهاit has جريانtwo currents باركmay bless اللهGod فيهماin them both
لها جريان بارك الله فيهما
إذاwhen اجتمعاthey both unite صاراthey both become علىin هيئةthe form of الزبدِfoam
إذا اجتمعا صارا على هيئة الزبدِ
It has two currents—may God bless them both.
It has two flows, may God bless them,
When they unite, they take the form of foam.
When together, they take the form of foam.
وثالثهاand its third فردa single one وإنand although جلّis great ذكرهits renown
وثالثها فرد وإن جلّ ذكره
ولاand there is no بدescape للاثنينfor the two منfrom ذلكthat الفردِsingle one
ولا بد للاثنين من ذلك الفردِ
And its third is a single one, though its renown is great.
And the third is singular, though lofty is its mention,
And the two cannot do without that single one.
The two cannot be without that one.
ولاand there is no بدescape منfrom حلّdissolution وعقدand coagulation كلاهماboth of them
ولا بد من حلّ وعقد كلاهما
وكلand all الذيthat which ترجوهyou hope for it فيin الحلّdissolution والعقدِand coagulation
وكل الذي ترجوه في الحلّ والعقدِ
And both dissolution and coagulation are indispensable.
Dissolving and binding are needed for both,
And all you hope for lies in dissolution and coagulation.
And all that you hope for in dissolving and binding.
فهذاso this وعهدby the covenant of اللهGod جملةthe sum of سرناour secret
فهذا وعهد الله جملة سرنا
حكيناهwe recounted it للأخto the brother المقيمwho remains steadfast علىin العهدِthe covenant
حكيناه للأخ المقيم على العهدِ
This, by God's covenant, is the sum of our secret.
This, by God's covenant, is the essence of our secret,
We have recounted it to the brother who remains true to the covenant.
We have told it to the brother who keeps his vow.
Sol 6.1