يَنالgains مِنof العلمknowledge الذكيthe intelligent man نَصيبهhis share
يَنال مِن العلم الذكي نَصيبه
وَإِنand even if هُوَhe لَمdoes not يَعكفdevote himself عَلَيهِto it وَيَدأبand toil diligently
وَإِن هُوَ لَم يَعكف عَلَيهِ وَيَدأب
The intelligent man gains his share of knowledge,
The wise achieves knowledge even without toil or exertion
even if he neither devotes himself to it nor toils.
While the fool remains useless, though with learning's tools furnaced.
وَماand not يَنفَعُbenefits المَرءthe man الغَبيdull-witted دِراسةٌstudy
وَما يَنفَعُ المَرء الغَبي دِراسةٌ
أَينتَفعdoes he benefit? الأَعمىthe blind man بِكُلfrom every مُجَرَّبtried-and-tested thing
أَينتَفع الأَعمى بِكُل مُجَرَّب
And study does not benefit the dull-witted man.
Does the blind man benefit from every tried-and-tested thing?
Partial English translation: 2 of 4 Arabic lines translated.