نصحناwe counseled لكمto you نصحاًsincere counsel نرجّيwe hope for ثوابهits reward
نصحنا لكم نصحاً نرجّي ثوابه
منfrom اللهGod لاnot حمداًpraise نريدwe seek ولاnor شكراthanks
من الله لا حمداً نريد ولا شكرا
We have given you sincere counsel, hoping for its reward
We counselled you with advice hoping for its reward
From God; we seek neither praise nor thanks.
From God, not seeking praise or thanks
ونحنand we بمكنونwith something hidden منof السرthe secret مضمرconcealed
ونحن بمكنون من السر مضمر
نناجيكمwe confide in you سراًsecretly ونسمعكمand we make you hear جهراopenly
نناجيكم سراً ونسمعكم جهرا
And we bear a hidden, concealed secret;
And we with hidden secrets are harboring
We confide in you secretly and make you hear openly.
Privately we confide in you, yet loudly we make ourselves heard
فلاso do not تعملواact أوuntil تعلمواyou know البابthe subject كلهall of it
فلا تعملوا أو تعلموا الباب كله
ولاand do not تستروهconceal it أوuntil تحيطواyou encompass بهconcerning it خُبراin knowledge
ولا تستروه أو تحيطوا به خُبرا
So do not act until you know the whole subject,
So do not overdo or overstudy the matter
Nor conceal it until you fully comprehend it.
Nor conceal it, or over-occupy yourselves with it
وإنand if خضتمyou delve فيهinto it بعلمwith knowledge وحكمةand wisdom
وإن خضتم فيه بعلم وحكمة
فصبراًthen be patient علىwith ماwhat بينbetween أيديكمُyour hands صبراpatience
فصبراً على ما بين أيديكمُ صبرا
And if you delve into it with knowledge and wisdom,
And if you delve into it with knowledge and wisdom
Then be patient with what lies before you—be patient.
Then patience over what lies before you, patience
ولاand do not تكثرواmultiply إلاexcept الجميلwhat is good فقدّمواso send ahead
ولا تكثروا إلا الجميل فقدّموا
لأنفسكمfor yourselves ماwhat بينbetween أيديكمyour hands ذخراa treasure
لأنفسكم ما بين أيديكم ذخرا
And multiply only what is good; so lay up
And do not overindulge, but rather do good
For yourselves what lies before you as a treasure.
Prepare for yourselves what lies before you as provision
وهذاand this ختامthe conclusion القولthe discourse فيon الحكمةwisdom التيwhich
وهذا ختام القول في الحكمة التي
بدأناwe began بهاwith it شكراًin gratitude لخالقناto our Creator شكراgratitude
بدأنا بها شكراً لخالقنا شكرا
And this concludes the discourse on the wisdom with which
And this concludes the words of wisdom
We began, in gratitude to our Creator—in gratitude.
With which we began, thanks to our Creator, thanks
Sol 6.1