1. The soul is imperfect in its essence, yet
It is perfected through seeking knowledge of truths.

2. A person is like a sapling in its trunk,
Ignorance makes it barren, understanding makes it fruitful.

3. Radiant, dazzling the eyes of the beholder,
Like the sun reflecting the gaze of one who contemplates.

4. The one who sees is protected from the rheum of misfortunes,
His eyesight is cleared by the collyrium of its pages.

5. His palm is like a torrent pouring forth,
And it seems the fingers are rivulets flowing from it.

6. The universes are depicted in its lines,
As if his imaginative mind is the burnishing steel.

7. When meteors see you preparing for conquest,
They all retreat, for they know you are their conqueror.

8. If matters proceeded according to your worth,
Even the unarmed fish would take up arms for you.