فيin الكونthe universe مجنونانtwo madmen ذاكthat one لعبقرto ʿAbqar
في الكون مجنونان ذاك لعبقر
ينُمىis ascribed وذاand this one لاnot يدرِكunderstands الأشياءthings
ينُمى وذا لا يدرِك الأشياء
There are two madmen in the universe: that one to ʿAbqar
There are two madmen in the universe
is ascribed, and this one does not understand things.
One grows, the other does not grasp things
هذاthis one يديرmanages العاقلونthe sane جنونَهhis madness
هذا يدير العاقلون جنونَه
وجنونand the madness of ذاكthat one يدّبرdirects العقلاءthe sane
وجنون ذاك يدّبر العقلاء
The sane manage this one's madness,
The wise control the madness of this one
and that one's madness directs the sane.
While the madness of that one controls the wise
Sol 6.1