وهلand is there فيin عالمthe world of الإنسانhumankind أحلىsweeter
وهل في عالم الإنسان أحلى
منthan العلمknowledge المعززstrengthened بالجمالِby beauty
من العلم المعزز بالجمالِ
And is there anything sweeter in the human world
Is there in the world of man anything sweeter
Than knowledge strengthened by beauty?
Than knowledge adorned with beauty
لصاحبهfor its possessor علىover الأرواحِsouls بطشforceful sway
لصاحبه على الأرواحِ بطش
فإماso either بالخلالِthrough virtues أوor الدلالِcoy charm
فإما بالخلالِ أو الدلالِ
Its possessor has a mighty grip on souls,
Its master has power over souls
Either through virtues or through coy charm.
Either with its perfection or its guidance
Sol 6.1