1. Whoever experiences things as they truly are,
Not overvaluing them nor boasting,
١. ومَن يَذُقِ الأَشيا كهيئَةِ كونها
وليس يعلِّي قدرَها ويُفاخِرُ
2. And doesn't imagine them to be as they're described,
Is in truth a skilled sage.
٢. ولا مثلَ ما قد قيل عنها يظنُّها
فذاكَ حكيمٌ بالحقيقةِ ماهرُ