الرجلthe man إنْif جاريتهyou match him فيin فعلهhis action
الرجل إنْ جاريته في فعله
أربىhe surpassed علىbeyond حدّthe limit السُّوىotherness والمستوىand the level plane
أربى على حدّ السُّوى والمستوى
The man—if you match him in his deeds—
Man, if his conduct becomes excessive
surpasses the limit of otherness and the level plane.
And goes beyond moderation and balance
فاقبضso draw tight عنانthe reins الطرفthe gaze عنfrom إسرائهits night journey
فاقبض عنان الطرف عن إسرائه
فالعجزfor helplessness علمknowledge محققcertain أخذhas taken اللوىthe banner
فالعجز علم محقق أخذ اللوى
So draw tight the gaze’s reins, restraining its night journey;
Then restrain your gaze from wronging
for helplessness is certain knowledge that has taken the banner
For inability is a sure sign of deviation
منfrom عندهhis presence فيin موقفa station تاهتwandered astray بهin it
من عنده في موقف تاهت به
ظلمdarknesses الغيوبِthe unseen realms فماso not يحسhe senses وماand not يرىhe sees
ظلم الغيوبِ فما يحس وما يرى
from him, in a station where
Whoever in a situation loses his way
the darknesses of the unseen wander astray; so he neither senses nor sees.
In the darkness of uncertainty, neither senses nor sees
Sol 6.1