مَاnot يَكْسِرُbreaks up الدَّفْتَرَthe volume إِلاَّexcept الَّذِيthe one who
مَا يَكْسِرُ الدَّفْتَرَ إِلاَّ الَّذِي
يَرْغَبُdesires فِيin قِيْمَةِthe price of أَوْرَاقِهِits leaves
يَرْغَبُ فِي قِيْمَةِ أَوْرَاقِهِ
No one breaks up a volume except one who
desires the price of its leaves,
أَوْor عَاجِزٌa helpless man لَمْnot يَسْتَطِعْcould نَسْخَهُcopying it
أَوْ عَاجِزٌ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ نَسْخَهُ
فَضَاقَand lacked the means عَنْfor أُجْرَةِthe fee of وَرَّاقِهِhis copyist
فَضَاقَ عَنْ أُجْرَةِ وَرَّاقِهِ
or a helpless man who could not copy it
and could not afford his copyist’s fee.