وإذاand when رأيتَyou see الفضلَexcellence فازَattained بهit الفتىthe young man
وإذا رأيتَ الفضلَ فازَ به الفتى
فاعلمthen know بأنَّthat هناكthere نقصاًa flaw خافياًhidden
فاعلم بأنَّ هناك نقصاً خافياً
And when you see a young man attain excellence,
When you see virtue possessed by the youth
Then know that there is a hidden flaw.
Know that concealed is a fault somewhere
فاللهfor God أكملُmore perfect قُدرَةًin power منthan أنthat تَرَىyou see
فالله أكملُ قُدرَةً من أن تَرَى
لكمالِهto His perfection ممنamong those whom بَرَاهHe created him ثانياًan equal
لكمالِه ممن بَرَاه ثانياً
For God is too perfect in power for you to see
For God is too perfect in might
An equal to His perfection among those He created.
That a flaw in His work should appear
Sol 6.1