1. Speak not rashly with clamor
second time
١. مَهْ قُلْها رِسْلاً بالصياح
لَسْلَكْشِي ثانِي
2. And be poor and cast away the arms
And you are in my protection
٢. وكُنْ فَقيرْ وارْمِي السِّلاحْ
وفي ضَمانِي
3. Seek your perfection, O so and so
If you are reasonable
٣. أطْلُبْ كَمَالَكْ يا فلانْ
إِنْ كُنْتَ عاقِلْ
4. Pay no heed to the saying of past
Your object is achieved
٤. لا تلتفتْ لقولِ كَانْ
مَطْلَبكْ حاصِلْ
5. And erase the place with time
For all is null
٥. وامْحُ المكانْ مع الزَّمانْ
فالْكُلُّ باطِلْ
6. And beware lest you deny convention
For therein are meanings
٦. وإِيَّاكْ لا تُنْكِرْ اصْطِلاحْ
فَفِيهْ مَعانِي
7. Containing degrees of wit
Of excellent qualities
٧. تَحْتُو مَراتِبْ مِلاحْ
حُسْنُوا سَباتني
8. Bring together and separate, gather
And refute and prove
٨. إِجْمَعْ وفَرِّقْ اجْتَمِع
وانْفِي وأثْبِتْ
9. And live and die, leave anxiety
You will live if dead
٩. واحْيَا ومُتْ خَلِّ الْجَزَعْ
سَتَحْيَا إِنْ مُتْ
10. And cast off your excuse and be impressed
And rave and be silent
١٠. واخْلَعْ عِذارَكْ وانْطَبِع
واشْطَحْ واسكُت
11. And be in my state in the morning
As you see me
١١. وكُنْ بحالِي في اصْطِباحْ
كَمَا تَرَانِي
12. And get drunk and surrender to the truth
For they are the vessels
١٢. واسْكَرْ وسَلِّمْ لِلْصِحَاحْ
فَهُمْ أوَانِي
13. So if you feel existence
Has appeared in yourself
١٣. فانْ شَعِرْتَ بالوجودْ
قَدْ لاَحْ في ذَاتَكْ
14. Be modest and keep denying
That is your attributes
١٤. هُودِسْ ولاَزِمِ الجحودْ
فَذاكْ صِفاتَكْ
15. And strike with your shield for sitting
And cast your staff
١٥. واضْرِبْ بِتُرْسَكْ للقعود
والْقِي عَصاتَك
16. And say to your mind take rest
We cast off the rein
١٦. وقُلْ لِعَقْلَكْ اسْتَراح
نَخْلَعْ عِنانِي
17. And say to your illusion, begone
With all that perishes
١٧. وقُلْ لوهمكْ الرَّواحْ
مَعْ كُلِّ فانِي
18. In this station the real servant appears
Verified
١٨. في ذَا الْمَقاْم تَظْهَر صحِيحْ
عَبْداً مُحَقَّق
19. Protected from ugly action
And follows the truth
١٩. تُحْفَظْ عَنِ الفعلِ القبيحْ
وتَتْبع الْحَقْ
20. And all that you see graceful
Your sight is absolute
٢٠. وكُلُّ ما تَرَاهْ مَلِيحْ
نَظْرَكْ هُ مُطْلَقْ
21. Who said yes when called
Without delay
٢١. مَن قال نعم وقْت أن يُصاح
بِلاَ تَوانِي
22. Then hears the frank answer
You will not see me
٢٢. ثُمَّ يَسمَعْ الجوابْ صُراح
بِلَنْ تَرانِي
23. Work on solving symbols
For repentance is seventy
٢٣. إِعْمَلْ عَلى فَكِّ الرُّمُوز
فالتَّوْبَا سَبْعِينْ
24. If you understand it you will win
From the cubit of seventy
٢٤. فإنْ فَهِمْتَهْ سَتفُوز
مِنْ ذَرْعِ سَبْعِين
25. And ask about all that you lack
The servant Ibn Sab'in (70)
٢٥. واسْألْ في كُلِّ ما يَعُوزْ
عبْدَ ابْنِ سبْعِين
26. In an hour he will cast you a line
Explaining the meanings
٢٦. في سَاعْ يُلْقِي لَكْ سِباح
شَرْحِ الْمَثانِي
27. Returning you the daylight morning
And the distance brought near
٢٧. يُرْجِعْ لَكَ الْمِسَا صَباحْ
والْبُعْدُ دانِي
28. If you understand this flirtation
Or else surrender
٢٨. إِنْ كُنْتَ تَفْهَم ذَا الْغَزَل
وإِلاَّ فَسَلِّم
29. Its prosody has been done
In what preceded
٢٩. عرُوضُهُ قَدِ انْعمَل
فيما تقدَّم
30. Symbols by convention of colloquial verse
Composed to be understood
٣٠. رُمُوز بِقانُون الزَّجَل
منْظُومْ لِيُفْهَم
31. Whom the love of wit pleases
Sends regards to me
٣١. مَن يُعْجِبُوا عِشْقُ الْمِلاَح
يُرْسِل في شانِي
32. The opening pleases me, O people
Responding to the flirts
٣٢. يُعْجِبْنِي يا قَوْمِ إِفْتِتاح
وَرْدِ الزَّوانِي