إنَّindeed الخيالَthe imagination هوit الذيthat which يتحكمexercises control
إنَّ الخيالَ هو الذي يتحكم
فيover أصلهits origin وهوand it is المزاجُthe temperament الأقدمُthe most ancient
في أصله وهو المزاجُ الأقدمُ
Indeed, imagination is what exercises control
Imagination is what controls
over its origin, which is the primordial temperament.
Its origin, being the oldest temperament
فتراهso you see it يحكمrules فيover المزاجthe temperament وفيand over النهىreason
فتراه يحكم في المزاج وفي النهى
منfrom نفسهits own self فهوso it is الإمامthe imam الأعظمthe greatest
من نفسه فهو الإمام الأعظم
So you see it ruling over temperament and reason
You see it governing temperament and prohibition
from its own self; for it is the supreme imam.
From itself, so it is the Greatest Imam
يقضيpasses judgment علىupon سرِّthe mystery الوجودِexistence بحالهthrough its state
يقضي على سرِّ الوجودِ بحاله
منfrom جسمِthe body المعنىmeaning فذاكso that is الأحكمthe most judicious
من جسمِ المعنى فذاك الأحكم
It passes judgment on the mystery of existence through its state
It rules over the secret of existence in its state
from the body of meaning; that is the most judicious.
From the body of meaning, so it is the Wisest
ويحدُّand it limits منone who لاnot يعتريهovertakes him تحيرٌbewilderment
ويحدُّ من لا يعتريه تحيرٌ
بتحيُّرwith bewilderment وتيقنِand certainty يتوهمit imagines
بتحيُّر وتيقنِ يتوهم
And it limits one whom no bewilderment overtakes
And it limits those not gripped by confusion
with bewilderment and a certainty it imagines.
With confusion and conviction it imagines
ويقسمand it divides الأمرthe matter الذيwhich ماnot فيهin it تقdivi- (beginning of ‘division’)
ويقسم الأمر الذي ما فيه تق
سيم-sion (completion of ‘division’) ويمضيand carries out ماwhatever يشاءit wills ويُحكمُand makes firm
سيم ويمضي ما يشاء ويُحكمُ
And it divides the matter in which there is no divi-
And it divides the matter which has no division
sion, and carries out whatever it wills and makes it firm.
And passes whatever it wills and rules
Sol 6.1