العِلمُknowledge كَالقُفلِlike a lock إِنif أَلفَيتَهُyou find it عَسِراًdifficult
العِلمُ كَالقُفلِ إِن أَلفَيتَهُ عَسِراً
فَخَلِّهِthen leave it ثُمَّthen عاوَدَهُreturn to it لِيَنفَتِحاso that it may open
فَخَلِّهِ ثُمَّ عاوَدَهُ لِيَنفَتِحا
Knowledge is like a lock: if you find it difficult,
then leave it, and return to it so that it may open.
وَقَدand perhaps يَخونُbetrays رَجاءٌa hope بَعدَafter خِدمَتِهِserving it
وَقَد يَخونُ رَجاءٌ بَعدَ خِدمَتِهِ
كَالغَربِlike a well-bucket خانَتfailed قُواهُits cords بَعدَماafter مُتِحاit was drawn up
كَالغَربِ خانَت قُواهُ بَعدَما مُتِحا
And hope may betray you after you have served it,
like a well-bucket whose cords failed after it was drawn up.
Sol 6.1