أنتyou وسطٌa midpoint ما(emphatic particle) بينbetween ضدّينtwo opposites ياO إنhu- (first part of 'human')
أنت وسطٌ ما بين ضدّين يا إن
سان-man (completes 'human') ركبتyou were fashioned صورةas a form فيin هيولىprime matter
سان ركبت صورة في هيولى
You are midway between two opposites, O hu-
You are between two opposites, O human
man, you were fashioned as a form in prime matter.
Whose form is built in primordial matter
إنif عصيتyou disobey الهوىdesire علوتyou rise علوّاًan ascent
إن عصيت الهوى علوت علوّاً
أوor أطعتyou obey الهوىdesire سفلتyou sink سفولاa descent
أو أطعت الهوى سفلت سفولا
If you disobey desire, you rise high;
If you disobey desire you ascend to the highest
or if you obey desire, you sink low.
Or if you obey desire you descend to the lowest
Sol 6.1