العِلمُknowledge بَحرٌa sea عَميقٌdeep لاno قَرارَbottom لَهُfor it
العِلمُ بَحرٌ عَميقٌ لا قَرارَ لَهُ
وَالناسُand people ماan emphatic particle بَينَbetween تَفريطٍneglect وَإِفراطِand excess
وَالناسُ ما بَينَ تَفريطٍ وَإِفراطِ
Knowledge is a deep sea with no bottom.
And people range between neglect and excess.
فَسابِحٌso a swimmer هالِكٌperishing أَوor موغِلٌventuring deep غَرَقاًdrowning
فَسابِحٌ هالِكٌ أَو موغِلٌ غَرَقاً
وَالعارِفونَand those who know مَشَواwalked رِفقاًgently عَلىalong الشاطيthe shore
وَالعارِفونَ مَشَوا رِفقاً عَلى الشاطي
So one swimmer perishes, or another ventures deep and drowns.
And those who know walked gently along the shore.
Sol 6.1