وأَماand as for الصلاةprayer والصيامand fasting ومثلهand its like
وأَما الصلاة والصيام ومثله
فواسعso permissible فيهregarding it الجهلignorance منfrom قبلbefore يوجباthey become obligatory
فواسع فيه الجهل من قبل يوجبا
As for prayer, fasting, and all that is like them,
And as for prayer, fasting, and the like,
ignorance concerning them is excusable before they become obligatory.
Ignorance of them is allowed before they become obligatory.
فإِنso if حانarrives وقتtime الفرضthe obligation ليسis not موسَّعاallowed
فإِن حان وقت الفرض ليس موسَّعا
لهfor him الجَهلignorance إِلاunless أَنthat يؤديhe performs ويذهباand he goes
له الجَهل إِلا أَن يؤدي ويذهبا
But when the prescribed duty’s time arrives, no latitude remains
But if the time for the obligation arrives, no allowance is made
for ignorance: one must perform it before its time passes.
For his ignorance, unless he performs it and goes,
ويأخذand he takes تفسيرexplanation الثقاةthe trustworthy وغيرهمand others besides them
ويأخذ تفسير الثقاة وغيرهم
كطفلlike a child ومنand from طرسa written page ومنand from صابئٍa Sabian صباturned aside
كطفل ومن طرس ومن صابئٍ صبا
One may learn its explanation from trustworthy people or from others—
And takes explanations from trustworthy people and others,
from a child, from a written page, or from a companion of one’s youth.
Such as a child, and from a written page, and from a Sabian who turned aside.
وللبعضand for some رأيan opinion مخلصsincere مخبتhumbly devout كذاlikewise
وللبعض رأي مخلص مخبت كذا
فقيهa jurist وقولand the words الكافرينthe unbelievers ثأيruin هباdust
فقيه وقول الكافرين ثأي هبا
Some, however, accept the view of a sincere, humble believer, and likewise
Some favor the opinion of one sincere and humbly devout, likewise
of a jurist; they deem the unbelievers’ word corrupt and worthless.
A jurist; the unbelievers’ words are ruin and dust.
