منwhoever يتخذtakes غيرَother than الإلهGod جلياًmanifest
من يتخذ غيرَ الإله جلياً
أضحىbecame عليهover him مُقدَّماًplaced foremost ورئيساand a chief
أضحى عليه مُقدَّماً ورئيسا
Whoever takes what is other than God as manifest,
He who takes other than God as an intimate friend,
It becomes his superior and chief.
Has made them a leader and chief for himself.
وبحكمةٍand with wisdom يجريproceeds فإنْthen if بلغَreached المدىthe utmost limit
وبحكمةٍ يجري فإنْ بلغَ المدى
أمسىbecame لرَّباتto the ladies of الحجالthe bridal chambers حبيساa prisoner
أمسى لرَّبات الحجال حبيسا
And he proceeds with wisdom; if he reaches the utmost limit,
And though he runs with wisdom, when he reaches the goal,
He becomes a prisoner of the ladies of the bridal chambers.
He becomes a prisoner of vain desires.
فإذاthen when انجلىbecame manifest ذاكthat الجليسُthe companion لقلبهto his heart
فإذا انجلى ذاك الجليسُ لقلبه
ظهرَappeared الخسيسُthe base معwith الجلاءthe unveiling نفيساprecious
ظهرَ الخسيسُ مع الجلاء نفيسا
Then, when that companion is revealed to his heart,
So when that intimate friend becomes clear to his heart,
The base appears precious with the unveiling.
The despicable along with the honorable becomes manifest.
ودرىand he knew بأنَّthat الحقَّthe Real فيهin him فلمso not يكنbe
ودرى بأنَّ الحقَّ فيه فلم يكن
لسوىto any other than الإلهGod معwith الشهودِwitnessing جليساa companion
لسوى الإله مع الشهودِ جليسا
And he knows that the Real is within him, so he is not
And he realizes that the Truth is in Him, so he does not become
A companion to any but God in witnessing.
An intimate friend of anyone other than God and the witnesses.
لماwhen علمتُI knew بعsell! (unclear in context) علمتُI knew حقيقتيmy true nature
لما علمتُ بع علمتُ حقيقتي
فأبحتso I opened قلبيmy heart منwhoever أرادwished جلوساsitting
فأبحت قلبي من أراد جلوسا
When I knew [unclear word], I knew my true nature.
When I came to know the price of knowing,
So I opened my heart to whoever wished to sit.
I laid bare my heart for whoever wanted to sit with me.
Sol 6.1