إذاif مزجتyou mixed الحقtruth بالباطلwith falsehood
إذا مزجت الحق بالباطل
جوزتyou passed off ماwhatever شئتyou wished علىon الغافلthe heedless
جوزت ما شئت على الغافل
If you mix truth with falsehood,
When truth is mixed with falsehood
If you blend the truth with falsehood,
you can pass off whatever you wish on the heedless.
You may justify anything to the heedless one
You can pass off whatever you wish upon the heedless.
وفيهماand between them both فرقa distinction صحيحreal لهit has
وفيهما فرق صحيح له
علامةa sign تبدوappears إلىto العاقلthe discerning person
علامة تبدو إلى العاقل
Yet between them lies a real distinction, with
Yet between them lies a clear distinction
Yet between the two lies a true distinction,
a sign apparent to the discerning.
Known to the wise though hidden from the fool
Marked by a sign apparent to the wise.
كالتبرlike raw gold إنif تمزجyou mix بهwith it فضةsilver
كالتبر إن تمزج به فضة
جازتit passed muster علىwith كلevery فتىyoung man جاهلignorant
جازت على كل فتى جاهل
As with raw gold: if you mix silver with it,
Like dust mixed into silver
Just like pure gold, if you mix it with silver,
it passes muster with every ignorant young man.
May seem the same to the ignorant
It passes easily upon any ignorant youth;
وإنand if تصادفyou encounter صائغاًa goldsmith ماهراًskilled
وإن تصادف صائغاً ماهراً
ميزhe distinguished بينbetween المحضthe pure والحائلand the adulterated
ميز بين المحض والحائل
And if you encounter a skilled goldsmith,
But to the skilled metalworker
Yet if it encounters a master goldsmith,
he will distinguish the pure from the adulterated.
The difference is plain, the false made separate from the true
He discerns the pure from the alloyed.
Sol 6.1