شِفاءُthe cure العَمىblindness طولُlength السُؤالِquestioning وَإِنَّماand only
شِفاءُ العَمى طولُ السُؤالِ وَإِنَّما
تَمامُcompleteness العَمىblindness طولُlength السُكوتِsilence عَلىin الجَهلِignorance
تَمامُ العَمى طولُ السُكوتِ عَلى الجَهلِ
The cure for blindness is persistent questioning; only
prolonged silence in ignorance makes blindness complete.
فَكُنso be سائِلاًa questioner عَمّاabout what عَناكَconcerns you فَإِنَّماfor only
فَكُن سائِلاً عَمّا عَناكَ فَإِنَّما
دُعيتَyou were called أَخاa possessor of عَقلٍreason لَتَبعَثَso that you may act بِالعَقلِthrough reason
دُعيتَ أَخا عَقلٍ لَتَبعَثَ بِالعَقلِ
So ask about what concerns you, for
you were called a man of reason only to put reason to work.
Sol 6.1