إنَّindeed الحَواسَthe senses مَصارعُkilling grounds الthe
إنَّ الحَواسَ مَصارعُ ال
ظلماتِdarkness والموتُand death المُفاجيsudden
ظلماتِ والموتُ المُفاجي
Indeed, the senses are the killing grounds of
darkness and sudden death.
ماin the interval بينَbetween فتحٍopening ثُمَّthen غَلقٍclosing
ما بينَ فتحٍ ثُمَّ غَلقٍ
هالكٌone who perishes منهاthrough them وناجيand one who escapes
هالكٌ منها وناجي
Between opening and then closing,
some perish through them, and some escape.
ياO ويلَwoe منwhoever فُتِحَتhave been opened مَغاbeginning of 'locks'
يا ويلَ من فُتِحَت مَغا
لِقُهُcompletion of 'his locks' وطَرفُwhile the eye العقلِof reason ساجيdrowsy; still
لِقُهُ وطَرفُ العقلِ ساجي
Woe to him whose locks have been opened,
while reason’s eye lies drowsy.
Sol 6.1