كُلُّall الْعُلُومِthe sciences فَلاَso do not تُصِخْlisten لمُكابِرٍto an obstinate disputant
كُلُّ الْعُلُومِ فَلاَ تُصِخْ لمُكابِرٍ
فيin مُلْكِthe dominion of مَلْكِthe king of الْعِلْمlearning عَبْدِAbd (servant of) القادِرِal-Qadir (the All-Powerful)
في مُلْكِ مَلْكِ الْعِلْم عَبْدِ القادِرِ
All the sciences—heed no obstinate disputant—
are in the dominion of the king of learning, Abd al-Qadir.
لمnot تَدْرِyou knew إنْif لمnot تَلْقَهُyou met him بمَوارِدٍof wellsprings
لم تَدْرِ إنْ لم تَلْقَهُ بمَوارِدٍ
لمعَارِفٍfor branches of knowledge دَقَّتْthat are subtle ولاnor بِمَصادِرِof outlets
لمعَارِفٍ دَقَّتْ ولا بِمَصادِرِ
If you have not met him, you know neither the wellsprings
of subtle knowledge nor its outlets.
Sol 6.1