اِستَعلَمواthey consulted الرَأيَreasoned judgment فيماconcerning what لاno مَجالَscope لَهُfor it
اِستَعلَموا الرَأيَ فيما لا مَجالَ لَهُ
فيهِin it فَبَآؤاso they came away بِبُعدٍwith remoteness عَنfrom تَعَقُّلِهِcomprehending it
فيهِ فَبَآؤا بِبُعدٍ عَن تَعَقُّلِهِ
They consulted reason about what lies beyond its scope,
And so came away far from comprehending it.
وَحاوَلواand they sought الدينَreligion بِالدُنياthrough worldly life فَأَذهَلَهُمso it distracted them
وَحاوَلوا الدينَ بِالدُنيا فَأَذهَلَهُم
أَدنىthe slightest of تَفاصيلَهُits details عَنfrom فَصلِelucidating مُجمَلِهِits general meaning
أَدنى تَفاصيلَهُ عَن فَصلِ مُجمَلِهِ
And they sought religion through worldly life, only to be distracted
By its slightest details from elucidating its general meaning.
Sol 6.1