العِلمُknowledge يَنهَضُraises بِالخَسيسِthe lowly person إِلىto العُلاthe heights
العِلمُ يَنهَضُ بِالخَسيسِ إِلى العُلا
وَالجَهلُand ignorance يَقعُدُholds back بِالفَتىthe young man المَنسوبِof noble lineage
وَالجَهلُ يَقعُدُ بِالفَتى المَنسوبِ
Knowledge raises the lowly to the heights,
and ignorance holds back the young man of noble lineage.
وَإِذاand when الفَتىthe young man نالَgains العُلومِlearning بِفَهمِهِthrough his understanding
وَإِذا الفَتى نالَ العُلومِ بِفَهمِهِ
وَأُعيَنَand is aided بِالتَشذيبِby discipline وَالتَهذيبِand refinement
وَأُعيَنَ بِالتَشذيبِ وَالتَهذيبِ
And when a young man gains learning through his understanding,
and is aided by discipline and refinement,
جَرَتِrun الأُمورُaffairs لَهُin his favor فَبَرَّزَso he excels سابِقاًtaking the lead
جَرَتِ الأُمورُ لَهُ فَبَرَّزَ سابِقاً
فيin كُلِّevery مَحضَرِgathering مَشهَدٍpresence وَمَغيبِand absence
في كُلِّ مَحضَرِ مَشهَدٍ وَمَغيبِ
affairs run in his favor, and he excels, taking the lead,
in every gathering, whether present or absent.
Translation model: Sol 6.1