لوif سلمناwe were spared منfrom العمائمthe turbans طراًall of them
لو سلمنا من العمائم طراً
غيرexcept أهلpeople of النهىintellect والمعارفand learning
غير أهل النهى والمعارف
If we were spared all the turbans,
If we were spared from the turbaned
except the people of intellect and learning,
Other than the people of prohibition and knowledge
لنجحناwe would succeed بأمرناin our affairs وربحناand we would prosper
لنجحنا بأمرنا وربحنا
ونجيناand we would be saved منfrom السيولthe torrents الجوارفsweeping away
ونجينا من السيول الجوارف
we would succeed in our affairs and prosper,
We would have succeeded in our matter and profited
and be saved from the sweeping torrents.
And been saved from the raging floods
كلevery شيءٍthing لناto us بينhas made clear اللGod (first fragment)
كل شيءٍ لنا بين الل
هcompletion of 'God' منof العلمknowledge منof تليدٍinherited وطارفand newly acquired
ه من العلم من تليدٍ وطارف
God has made everything clear to us—
Everything between us and God is
knowledge, both inherited and newly acquired.
Of knowledge, of aged and fresh
وإذاand whenever قامarises داعيa caller to الحقthe truth مناfrom among us
وإذا قام داعي الحق منا
كجمالٍlike Jamal وجواهريand Jawahiri وعارفand Arif
كجمالٍ وجواهري وعارف
And whenever a caller to truth arises among us,
And if the caller to truth amongst us rises
like Jamal, Jawahiri, and Arif,
Like Jamal, Jewahiri and Arif
أوسعوهthey heaped upon him شتائماًinsults ثمthen قالواthey said
أوسعوه شتائماً ثم قالوا
فيلسوفa philosopher عنfrom الرشدright guidance صادفturning away
فيلسوف عن الرشد صادف
they heap insults upon him, then say:
They heap abuses on him, then say
"A philosopher who turns away from right guidance."
He is a philosopher, missed righteousness
ليسthere is no فيin الدينreligion للصناعاتon the crafts حضرprohibition (apparently intended: حظر)
ليس في الدين للصناعات حضر
إقرأread والعصر'By Time' وافتكرand reflect ياO مخالفopponent
إقرأ والعصر وافتكر يا مخالف
There is no ban on crafts in religion.
No room for arts in religion
Read "By Time," and reflect, O opponent.
Read and reflect, O opponent
وابنand Ibn رشدRushd ومنand whoever غداbecame كإبنlike Ibn رشدٍRushd
وابن رشد ومن غدا كإبن رشدٍ
رحمmay have mercy on اللهGod هؤلاءthese الفلاسفوthe philosophers, and (joined spelling) امسحwipe
رحم الله هؤلاء الفلاسفو امسح
And Ibn Rushd, and whoever became like Ibn Rushd—
And Ibn Rushd and whoever becomes like Ibn Rushd
may God have mercy on these philosophers; and wipe—
May God have mercy on these philosophers
أطلقset free الفكرthought فيin قيودfetters
أطلق الفكر في قيود
الذهنthe mind منfrom غبارdust السفاسفthe trifles
الذهن من غبار السفاسف
set free the thought held in fetters—
Release thought from the shackles
the mind clean of the dust of trifles.
Of the mind from the dust of trivialities
تتجلىbecome manifest لكto you الحقائقthe truths عماconcerning what
تتجلى لك الحقائق عما
أنكرdenied الجامدونthe rigid-minded أهلwearers of اللفائفthe head-wraps
أنكر الجامدون أهل اللفائف
The truths will become clear to you concerning what
The truths will become clear to you from what
the rigid-minded wearers of head-wraps denied.
The rigid ones, people of ambiguities, denied
Sol 6.1