1. And matters are understood according to fate, so how often have you been mistaken,
The steadfastness of Makith and the hastiness of Al-Akhras the impetuous,

2. And the safety of your world from an ignorance that gives birth to it,
And the reasonable person in it is fearful and dreadful,

3. And time is a poet of afflictions that it composes for people,
It ponders plots and improvises,

4. Evil is innate and a person's world is a guide,
To his passions and desires are perils.