تعلمlearn ففيfor in العلمknowledge الشريفnoble فوائدbenefits
تعلم ففي العلم الشريف فوائد
يحنyearns لهاfor them القلبthe heart السليمsound الموفقrightly guided
يحن لها القلب السليم الموفق
Learn, for noble knowledge holds benefits
Learn, for in learning is noble virtue
For which the sound, rightly guided heart yearns.
The sincere heart yearns for it, blessed
فمنهنso among them رضوانgood pleasure الإلهGod وجنةand Paradise
فمنهن رضوان الإله وجنة
وفوزand triumph وعزand honor دائمlasting متحققassured
وفوز وعز دائم متحقق
Among them are God's good pleasure and Paradise,
Among them is the pleasure of God and Heaven
And triumph, and lasting, assured honor.
And triumph and everlasting might
وعنand from زمرةthe company الجهالthe ignorant إنif كنتyou are صادقاًsincere
وعن زمرة الجهال إن كنت صادقاً
بعلمكthrough your knowledge تنجوyou escape ياO أخيmy brother وتسمقand you rise high
بعلمك تنجو يا أخي وتسمق
And from the company of the ignorant, if you are sincere,
And from the throng of ignorance, if you are truthful
Through your knowledge you escape, O my brother, and rise high.
With your knowledge you are saved, my brother, and excel
فكنso be طالباًa seeker للعلمof knowledge إنif كنتyou are حازماًresolute
فكن طالباً للعلم إن كنت حازماً
وإياكand beware إنif رمتyou seek الهدىguidance تتفوقyou seek superiority
وإياك إن رمت الهدى تتفوق
So be a seeker of knowledge if you are resolute,
So be a seeker of knowledge, if you are resolute
And beware, if you seek guidance, of seeking superiority.
And beware if you seek guidance, to transcend
ففيfor in العلمknowledge ماwhat تهواهyou desire it منof كلevery مطلبpursuit
ففي العلم ما تهواه من كل مطلب
وطالبهand its seeker بالنورwith light والحقand truth يشرقshines
وطالبه بالنور والحق يشرق
For knowledge holds what you desire in every pursuit,
For in knowledge is what you desire of every wish
And its seeker shines with light and truth.
And its seeker with light and truth shines
فإنfor if رمتyou seek جاهاًprestige وارتفاعاand elevation ورتبةًand rank
فإن رمت جاهاً وارتفاعا ورتبةً
ففيfor in العلمknowledge ماwhat تهديpoints the way لهto it ويشوقand stirs longing
ففي العلم ما تهدي له ويشوق
For if you seek prestige, elevation, and rank,
If you seek station, ascent and rank
Knowledge holds what points the way to that and stirs longing.
In knowledge is what guides you to it, and captivates
وإنand if رمتyou seek مالاًwealth كانis فيin العلمknowledge كسبهits acquisition
وإن رمت مالاً كان في العلم كسبه
ففزso attain بالرضاcontentment واخترand choose لماfor what هوit is أوفقmore fitting
ففز بالرضا واختر لما هو أوفق
And if you seek wealth, its acquisition lies in knowledge.
And if you seek money, its earning was in knowledge
So attain contentment and choose what is more fitting,
So win contentment and choose what is most proper
وأحسنand better فيin الدارينthe two abodes عقباًin outcome ورفعةand elevation
وأحسن في الدارين عقباً ورفعة
فبادرso hasten فإنيfor I am صادقtruthful ومصدقand believed
فبادر فإني صادق ومصدق
And better in outcome and elevation in both abodes.
And excel in the two abodes in consequence and ascendance
So hasten, for I am truthful and my words are confirmed.
So hurry, for I speak truly and validate
وفيand in الجهلignorance قبلbefore الموتdeath موتa death لأهلهfor its people
وفي الجهل قبل الموت موت لأهله
ويومand on the day اللقىthe meeting نارa fire تلظىblazes وتحرقand burns
ويوم اللقى نار تلظى وتحرق
And in ignorance, before death, lies death for its people,
And in ignorance before death is death for its people
And on the day of the meeting, a fire that blazes and burns.
And on the day of meeting, a fire that blazes and burns away
Sol 6.1