العلمُknowledge بحرٌa sea ماnot لهit has منany ساحلshore
العلمُ بحرٌ ما له من ساحل
عذبُsweet المشاربthe draughts حكمهits sway فيin النائلِthe recipient
عذبُ المشارب حكمه في النائلِ
Knowledge is a sea without a shore.
Its draughts are sweet; it holds sway within the one who receives it.
بالجمعِin union جاءit came منfrom الذيthe one who أعطاكَهhe gave it to you
بالجمعِ جاء من الذي أعطاكَه
ماnot سَلطَنmade sovereign المسؤولthe one petitioned غيرother than السائلthe petitioner
ما سَلطَن المسؤول غير السائل
It came in union from the one who gave it to you.
None but the petitioner made the one petitioned sovereign.
لماwhen دعاهhe called upon him دعاhe prayed لهfor him فيwithin نفسهhimself
لما دعاه دعا له في نفسه
بالمنحرat the place of sacrifice الأعلىthe highest الكريمِthe noble القائلthe speaker
بالمنحر الأعلى الكريمِ القائل
When he called upon him, he prayed for him within himself—
The noble speaker, at the highest place of sacrifice.
واستخلصand was singled out الشخصُthe person الذيwhom قدalready ذمهhe censured him
واستخلص الشخصُ الذي قد ذمه
بهواهfor his passion لماwhen أنْthat دعاhe called بالحائلِfor the barrier
بهواه لما أنْ دعا بالحائلِ
And the person he had censured was singled out,
For his passion, when he called for the barrier,
ليصيدso that he might catch منfrom شَرَكthe snare of العقولِthe minds صيودهاtheir quarry
ليصيد من شَرَك العقولِ صيودها
بشريعةٍthrough a sacred law جلتْwas exalted عنbeyond المتطاولِthe overreacher
بشريعةٍ جلتْ عن المتطاولِ
To catch the minds' quarry from their snare,
Through a sacred law exalted beyond the overreacher.
فلذاكso for that reason لمnot يعقبُhe left offspring واعقبand left offspring منthe one who لهhe has
فلذاك لم يعقبُ واعقب من له
كلall الفضائلِthe virtues فاضلاًa virtuous man عنfrom فاضلِa virtuous man
كل الفضائلِ فاضلاً عن فاضلِ
Thus he left no offspring, yet offspring were left by the one who has
All virtues—one virtuous man from another.
Sol 6.1