دققتَyou were subtle فِيin الفطنةdiscernment حَتَّىuntil لقدindeed
دققتَ فِي الفطنة حَتَّى لقد
أبْدَيتَyou revealed مَاwhat يَسْحَرُenchants أَوْor يَسْبىtakes captive
أبْدَيتَ مَا يَسْحَرُ أَوْ يَسْبى
You were so subtle in discernment that indeed
you revealed what enchants or captivates.
وصرتَand you came to be فِيin أعلىthe highest مَقاماتِهاits stations
وصرتَ فِي أعلى مَقاماتِها
حَيْثُwhere يَراكَsee you الناسthe people كالشهْبِlike the shooting stars
حَيْثُ يَراكَ الناس كالشهْبِ
And you attained its highest stations,
where people see you like the shooting stars.
وَسارَand spread مَاwhat سَيَّرتyou sent forth منof جَوْهَرjewels الthe
وَسارَ مَا سَيَّرت من جَوْهَر ال
حِكْمَةَwisdom فِيin الشَّرقthe East وَفِيand in الغرْبِthe West
حِكْمَةَ فِي الشَّرق وَفِي الغرْبِ
And what you sent forth spread abroad—the jewels of
wisdom—in the East and in the West.
ثُمَّthen تَنَازَلْتَyou descended إِلَىto حَيْثُwhere لاnot
ثُمَّ تَنَازَلْتَ إِلَى حَيْثُ لا
يَنْزلُdescends ذُوone possessing فَهْمunderstanding وَلاnor لُبreason
يَنْزلُ ذُو فَهْم وَلا لُب
Then you descended to where no
person of understanding or reason descends.
تُثْبِتُyou affirm مَاwhat تَجْحَدُهُdenies it فِطْرَةُinnate nature الthe
تُثْبِتُ مَا تَجْحَدُهُ فِطْرَةُ ال
عَقْلِreason وَلاand not تَشْعُرُyou perceive بِالخَطْبِthe calamity
عَقْلِ وَلا تَشْعُرُ بِالخَطْبِ
You affirm what is denied by the innate nature of
reason, yet you do not perceive the calamity.
أنْتَyou دَلِيلٌproof ليto me عَلَىof أَنَّهُthat it is the case
أنْتَ دَلِيلٌ لي عَلَى أَنَّهُ
يُحالُa barrier is placed بَيْنَbetween الْمَرءa person والقلبand the heart
يُحالُ بَيْنَ الْمَرء والقلب
You are proof to me that
a barrier is placed between a man and his heart.
Sol 6.1