يظنthinks الفراشthe moth الليلthe night سجناًa prison مؤبداًeverlasting
يظن الفراش الليل سجناً مؤبداً
عليهfor it وضوءand the light الشمعof the candles منout of سجنهits prison باباa door
عليه وضوء الشمع من سجنه بابا
The moth thinks the night an everlasting prison
The moth thinks the night an eternal prison
confining it, and candlelight a door out of its prison.
Upon it the candle's light seems a gate
فيلقيso it flings إليهtoward it نفسهitself كيso that يجيزهmay let it pass
فيلقي إليه نفسه كي يجيزه
خروجاًto get out فيلقىbut it meets الحتفdeath فيهin it وقدand indeed خاباit has failed
خروجاً فيلقى الحتف فيه وقد خابا
So it flings itself toward it, that it might let it pass
So it casts itself to pass through
out—only to meet death there, its hopes dashed.
But meets its demise and is denied escape
كذاكlikewise السخيفthe feeble العقلin mind يقصيkeeps at a distance مهذباsomeone refined
كذاك السخيف العقل يقصي مهذبا
ويدنيand brings close إليهto himself أهوجsomeone rash الرأيin judgment مرتاباdoubtful
ويدني إليه أهوج الرأي مرتابا
Likewise, the weak-minded person keeps someone refined at a distance,
Just so the foolish mind spurns the wise
and draws close to himself someone rash in judgment and full of doubt.
And inclines to the confused of thought in doubt
Sol 6.1