إِذاwhen اِستَتبَعَتcauses to follow نَفسُthe soul of امرِئa person نَفسَthe soul of غَيرِهِsomeone other than him
إِذا اِستَتبَعَت نَفسُ امرِئ نَفسَ غَيرِهِ
فَتلكَthen that one لَهاfor it عزٌّhonor وَهَذيand this one لَهاfor it ذُلُّhumiliation
فَتلكَ لَها عزٌّ وَهَذي لَها ذُلُّ
When one person's soul makes another's soul follow it,
the former has honor, and the latter humiliation.
كفىit suffices بِكَin you نَقصاًas a failing أَنَّthat غَيركsomeone other than you حاكِمٌa ruler
كفى بِكَ نَقصاً أَنَّ غَيرك حاكِمٌ
عَلَيكَover you فَلاso no عَقدٌbinding إِلَيكَis up to you وَلاnor حَلُّunbinding
عَلَيكَ فَلا عَقدٌ إِلَيكَ وَلا حَلُّ
It is enough of a failing in you that another rules
over you: neither binding nor unbinding is up to you.
Sol 6.1