سرgo مسرعاswiftly ليسdoes not يغنيsuffice الناسpeople ماwhat علمواthey have learned
سر مسرعا ليس يغني الناس ما علموا
كمhow many معجزاتmarvels بدتappeared منfrom فكرthe thought of مجتهدa diligent person
كم معجزات بدت من فكر مجتهد
Go swiftly; what people have learned does not suffice them.
The secret rushed, it does not suffice what people knew
How many marvels have arisen from a diligent thinker's thought!
How many miracles appeared from the thoughts of the diligent
أماdo ... not? ترىyou see مشملunclear; possibly 'lighter' المصباحthe lamp يطفيءextinguishes ماwhat
أما ترى مشمل المصباح يطفيء ما
فيin كلevery ليلnight يريهshows him خطةthe course of الرشدright guidance
في كل ليل يريه خطة الرشد
Do you not see the [lamp-lighter?] extinguish what
Do you not see the lamp shade extinguishes what
each night shows him the course of right guidance,
In every night it shows it the path of righteousness
كيماso that يجددhe renews نوراa light تلوafter ليتهunclear; possibly 'its night'
كيما يجدد نورا تلو ليته
يضيفهhe adds it ابداforever للنيرto the luminary الابديeternal
يضيفه ابدا للنير الابدي
so that he may renew a light after [its night?],
So that it renews a light after oh if only
adding it forever to the eternal luminary?
It adds it forever to the eternal light
Sol 6.1