مَنwhoever كسَّرَshattered الطّلمْthe spell عنfrom نَفسهhimself
مَن كسَّرَ الطّلمْ عن نَفسه
وكانand was فِيin العَالَمthe world ذَاpossessing مخَبرَهexperience
وكان فِي العَالَم ذَا مخَبرَه
Whoever has broken the spell over himself
and has experience of the world—
بداappeared لهُto him الكنزُthe treasure الذيthat قدalready خفىwas hidden
بدا لهُ الكنزُ الذي قد خفى
فليشكرso let him thank اللهَGod الذيwho بصَّرَهgave him insight
فليشكر اللهَ الذي بصَّرَه
the treasure that lay hidden appears to him.
So let him thank God, who gave him insight.
تبصرهyou see him فيamong الناسthe people ذاhaving محنةٍan ordeal
تبصره في الناس ذا محنةٍ
وربماand perhaps بعضهمsome of them عيَّرَهtaunted him
وربما بعضهم عيَّرَه
You see him among people, beset by hardship,
and some of them may taunt him.
تخالهمyou would think them عندat اللقاءthe meeting لهwith him
تخالهم عند اللقاء له
عيراًwild asses إِذاwhen فرتthey fled منfrom القَسْوَرَهْthe lion
عيراً إِذا فرت من القَسْوَرَهْ
You would think them, when they meet him,
wild asses as they flee from the lion.
تخْدُمُهُserves him الحسناءُthe beautiful one بلrather كُلُّهنall of them
تخْدُمُهُ الحسناءُ بل كُلُّهن
أعْنىI mean بهنَّby them السبعةthe seven النَّيرهْradiant ones
أعْنى بهنَّ السبعة النَّيرهْ
The beautiful one serves him—nay, all of them;
by them I mean the seven radiant ones.
قدalready فتحhas opened القُفْلthe lock الذيthat أغْلِقwas shut
قد فتح القُفْل الذي أغْلِق
الانسانman ياO صاحfriend فماand how أقدرهpowerful he is
الانسان يا صاح فما أقدره
The lock that was shut has been opened
by man, O friend—how powerful he is!
قُفْلٌa lock منof الاسماءthe names قدalready حلهhe unlocked it
قُفْلٌ من الاسماء قد حله
خليفةthe vicegerent الحقthe Truth الذيwho دبرهْdevised it
خليفة الحق الذي دبرهْ
A lock of names, now unlocked
by the vicegerent of the Truth who devised it.
Sol 6.1