ماnot أباليI care إذاif حملتI laid علىupon الإخواthe brothers (word fragment)
ما أبالي إذا حملت على الإخوا
نcompletion of 'brothers' ثقليmy burden ودنتand I adopted as my creed بالتخفيفthe easing of burdens
ن ثقلي ودنت بالتخفيف
I do not care if I lay upon my brothers
I care not if I burden my brothers
my burden, and make easing burdens my creed,
With my weight, and give ease through lightening myself,
ورفضتand I rejected الكثيرabundance منof كلevery شيءthing
ورفضت الكثير من كل شيء
وتقنعتand I contented myself بالقليلwith a little اللطيفthat is pleasing
وتقنعت بالقليل اللطيف
and renounce abundance in everything,
And reject much of everything,
and content myself with a little that is pleasing,
And content myself with the little that is exquisite.
ورآنيand saw me الأنامhumankind طراًall together بعيwith the eyes (word fragment)
ورآني الأنام طراً بعي
نيcompletion of 'eyes' زاهدan ascetic فيregarding وضيعهمtheir lowly والشريفand the noble
ني زاهد في وضيعهم والشريف
and all humankind sees me with the eyes
And people see me with my inner eye,
of an ascetic, indifferent to the lowly and noble among them.
Indifferent to their baseness and nobility.
أناI عبدa slave الصديقthe friend ماso long as صدقwas sincere الوthe affection (word fragment)
أنا عبد الصديق ما صدق الو
دcompletion of 'affection' وبعضand some الأنامpeople عبدa slave الرغيفthe loaf of bread
د وبعض الأنام عبد الرغيف
I am my friend's slave so long as affection is sincere;
I am a servant of the Sincere Friend, sincerely devoted,
and some people are slaves to a loaf of bread.
While some people are servants of bread.
Sol 6.1