ما كُلُّ مَنْ صُوِّرْ

ما كُلُّ مَنْ صُوِّرْ

تَحْسِبْهُ حَي

تَحْسِبْهُ حَي

Not everyone who was given form

Not all that's portrayed

should you reckon alive.

Do you think it's alive

لَسْ يُشْبِهُ الفخَّار

لَسْ يُشْبِهُ الفخَّار

مطْبُوخ لِنَيْ

مطْبُوخ لِنَيْ

Earthenware is not alike—

It doesn't resemble the potter

fired and unfired.

Cook for purpose

تَرضابْ وما هُ النِي

تَرضابْ وما هُ النِي

كما عُجِن

كما عُجِن

[Unclear word]; and what is the unfired clay?

They strike and it's not purposeful

As it was kneaded.

As it was kneaded

وصَوَّرُوا الفَخَّار

وصَوَّرُوا الفَخَّار

على يَقِين

على يَقِين

And they shaped the earthenware

And the potters portrayed

with certainty.

With certainty

إِنِ انْكَسَرْ في الْحِين

إِنِ انْكَسَرْ في الْحِين

يَرُدُّوا طِينْ

يَرُدُّوا طِينْ

If it breaks at once,

If it breaks in that moment

they turn it back to clay.

They return the clay

وإِن انْكَسِر مطْبُوخ

وإِن انْكَسِر مطْبُوخ

أهْنا شُوَيْ

أهْنا شُوَيْ

And if fired pottery breaks,

And if the cooked breaks

here, a little.

It needs to be cooked

لَسْ يَشبهُ الفَخَّار

لَسْ يَشبهُ الفَخَّار

مطبوخْ لِنَيْ

مطبوخْ لِنَيْ

Earthenware is not alike—

It doesn't resemble the potter

fired and unfired.

Cook for purpose

فَمنْ طَبخْ يَصْعَد

فَمنْ طَبخْ يَصْعَد

كما طُبِخْ

كما طُبِخْ

So from firing it rises,

So whoever cooks ascends

as it was fired.

As it's cooked

والنَّيْءُ في طينُوا

والنَّيْءُ في طينُوا

إِنْ عاد لُطِخ

إِنْ عاد لُطِخ

And the unfired one, in its clay,

And the uncooked in their clay

if it returns, is smeared.

If returned, smeared

وهلْ تَرَى المطبوخْ

وهلْ تَرَى المطبوخْ

يَرْجِع سُبِخ

يَرْجِع سُبِخ

And do you see fired pottery

And do you see the cooked

turn back to salty mud?

Return cooked?

فَمنْ رَطِبْ قِحْفُوا

فَمنْ رَطِبْ قِحْفُوا

يَحتاج لُو كَيْ

يَحتاج لُو كَيْ

So whoever's skull is damp

So whoever's wet, desiccate

needs cautery for himself.

It needs that

لَسْ يُشْبِهْ الفَخَّار

لَسْ يُشْبِهْ الفَخَّار

مطبوخْ لنِيْ

مطبوخْ لنِيْ

Earthenware is not alike—

It doesn't resemble the potter

fired and unfired.

Cook for purpose

أربعْ هِيَ الأحكام

أربعْ هِيَ الأحكام

دونَ الْتِوَا

دونَ الْتِوَا

Four are the governing principles,

Four are the rulings

without deviation:

Without change

ماءٌ وطينْ خَضْخاض

ماءٌ وطينْ خَضْخاض

بِهِ ثَوَا

بِهِ ثَوَا

water and clay—a watery slurry—

Water and soft clay

in which it dwelt;

With it he molded

والنَّارُ عَلى التَّحْقيق

والنَّارُ عَلى التَّحْقيق

ثَمَّ الْهَوَى

ثَمَّ الْهَوَى

and fire, in truth,

And the fire in truth

then air.

Then the air

فِذِي الثَّلاثُ اشْيَا

فِذِي الثَّلاثُ اشْيَا

رُدُّو سُوَىْ

رُدُّو سُوَىْ

So these three things—

So the three things

return them alike.

Return the same

لَسْ يُشْبهُ الفَخَّار

لَسْ يُشْبهُ الفَخَّار

مطبوخ لِنَيْ

مطبوخ لِنَيْ

Earthenware is not alike—

It doesn't resemble the potter

fired and unfired.

Cook for purpose

فالزَّوجْ هِيَ الجَنَّه

فالزَّوجْ هِيَ الجَنَّه

والنَّارْ فرِيدْ

والنَّارْ فرِيدْ

So the pair is paradise,

So the spouse is paradise

and fire stands alone.

And the fire outstanding

فادْرُوا هذا المعنى

فادْرُوا هذا المعنى

ياذَا الْعَبيدْ

ياذَا الْعَبيدْ

So understand this meaning,

So understand this meaning

O you servants!

Oh servants

ومَنْ دخَلْ بالِي

ومَنْ دخَلْ بالِي

يَرْجِع جديد

يَرْجِع جديد

And whoever enters worn out

And whoever enters tribulation

returns new.

Returns renewed

ومَن فَهِم يَحْتاجْ

ومَن فَهِم يَحْتاجْ

يَكُنْ فُتَيْ

يَكُنْ فُتَيْ

And whoever understands needs

And whoever understands needs

to be a youth.

To be competent

لَسْ يَشْبِهُ الفَخَّار

لَسْ يَشْبِهُ الفَخَّار

مطبوخ لِنَيْ

مطبوخ لِنَيْ

Earthenware is not alike—

It doesn't resemble the potter

fired and unfired.

Cook for purpose

وأكْثَرْ مَا يبْقَى

وأكْثَرْ مَا يبْقَى

ثُمَّ مَنِ احْتَطَب

ثُمَّ مَنِ احْتَطَب

And most of those who remain

And most of what remains

are then those who gathered firewood.

Is from who gathered firewood

نَقْلُوا إِهْنَا بِيكْ

نَقْلُوا إِهْنَا بِيكْ

حَلَّ العَطَب

حَلَّ العَطَب

I tell him: here, through you,

We moved it here for you

ruin has come.

The difficulty is solved

لو أنَّ لَيْكَ تطْلُب

لو أنَّ لَيْكَ تطْلُب

فيكَ الطَّلَب

فيكَ الطَّلَب

If you were to seek what is yours,

If you seek for yourself

the quest is within you;

The request is in you

كانْ تَرْجِعُ النِّيرانْ

كانْ تَرْجِعُ النِّيرانْ

لَهُ مُوَيْ

لَهُ مُوَيْ

the fires would turn

The fires would return

to a little water for him.

For it purpose

لَسْ يُشْبِهُ الفَخَّار

لَسْ يُشْبِهُ الفَخَّار

مَطْبوحْ لِنَيْ

مَطْبوحْ لِنَيْ

Earthenware is not alike—

It doesn't resemble the potter

fired and unfired.

Cook for purpose