رأيتُI saw العلمknowledge فيin الدنياthis world سعيداًhappy
رأيتُ العلم في الدنيا سعيداً
وغيريand another besides me قالsaid دونwithout غنىًwealth شقيُّwretched
وغيري قال دون غنىً شقيُّ
I saw knowledge happy in this world,
I saw knowledge as happy in this world.
while another said, “Without wealth, one is wretched.”
And another said: without wealth, it is wretched.
كلاناboth of us مخطئٌmistaken فيماin what نراهwe see it
كلانا مخطئٌ فيما نراه
وأصدقُناand the most truthful of us بهabout it رجلٌa man تقيُّpious
وأصدقُنا به رجلٌ تقيُّ
Both of us are mistaken in what we see;
We are both mistaken in what we see.
the truest among us concerning it is a pious man.
And the most truthful among us about it is a pious man.
تريناshows us الشمسthe sun فيin الآفاقthe horizons نوراًlight
ترينا الشمس في الآفاق نوراً
ويَحجبُهand conceals it غَمامٌa cloud فاختيُّdove-gray
ويَحجبُه غَمامٌ فاختيُّ
The sun shows us light upon the horizons,
The sun shows us light across the horizons.
yet a turtledove-gray cloud veils that light.
And a dove-gray cloud conceals it.