ألاtake heed كلُّevery علمscience إنif أردتyou seek عزيزهُits elusive part
ألا كلُّ علم إن أردت عزيزهُ
يعودُbecomes ذليلاًtractable طولpersistence of فهمكyour understanding لاdoes not يُكديfail
يعودُ ذليلاً طول فهمك لا يُكدي
Take heed: every science, if you seek its elusive part,
Behold, all knowledge, if you wish, my dear,
Becomes tractable; your sustained understanding never fails.
Becomes humble before your deep understanding.
عليكyou must attend بأسرارto the secrets of البلاغةeloquence بعدafter انthat
عليك بأسرار البلاغة بعد ان
تنالyou attain أصُولthe foundations of النّحوgrammar بالعزمwith resolve والجدّand diligence
تنال أصُول النّحو بالعزم والجدّ
Devote yourself to the secrets of eloquence, after you
Master then rhetoric's secrets, when
Master the foundations of grammar with resolve and diligence;
You've grasped grammar's rules with zeal and diligence.
فترقىthen you ascend سماءthe sky of المجدglory عزّاin honor ورفعةand eminence
فترقى سماء المجد عزّا ورفعة
وتبلغand you attain فيin علياكyour exalted state منزلةthe station of السّعدgood fortune
وتبلغ في علياك منزلة السّعد
Then you ascend the sky of glory in honor and eminence,
So you may ascend glory's sky with honor,
And attain, in your exalted state, the station of good fortune.
And in your loftiness, attain good fortune's abode.
Sol 6.1