جَنَىcommitted السَّفِيهُthe fool جناياتٍoffenses فَحَلَّand fell بِمَنupon one who
جَنَى السَّفِيهُ جناياتٍ فَحَلَّ بِمَن
لمdid not يَجنِهاcommit them ماwhat أحَلَّbrought الشيبُgray hair باللِّممِto the locks
لم يَجنِها ما أحَلَّ الشيبُ باللِّممِ
The fool committed offenses, and there befell one
The fool committed crimes, so their punishment befell those
Who had not committed them what brought gray hair to the locks.
Who did not commit them, just as old age makes the brave man weak.
ولِلجَهَالَةِand ignorance has عَدوَىcontagion يَستَضِرُّis harmed بهاby it
ولِلجَهَالَةِ عَدوَى يَستَضِرُّ بها
ذوone possessing العَقلِreason إنif لمdoes not يُجَانِبavoid مَوضِعَthe place of التُّهَمِsuspicions
ذو العَقلِ إن لم يُجَانِب مَوضِعَ التُّهَمِ
And ignorance has a contagion that harms
And ignorance spreads its harm to the wise
The man of reason, if he does not shun the place of suspicion.
If he does not avoid the abode of suspicion.
Sol 6.1