يُشيرُcounsels العقلُreason بالمُوجَبtoward what is required
يُشيرُ العقلُ بالمُوجَب
لطبعٍto a nature بالهُدَىregarding guidance أَحجَبmore veiled
لطبعٍ بالهُدَى أَحجَب
Reason counsels what is required
The mind implies with determination
to a nature more veiled from guidance.
A nature veiled from guidance and salvation
تراهُyou see it مُوجِباًaffirming عَمداًdeliberately
تراهُ مُوجِباً عَمداً
قضاياpropositions سلبُهاtheir negation أَوجَبmore necessary
قضايا سلبُها أَوجَب
You see it deliberately affirming
You see it determining deliberately
propositions whose negation is more necessary.
Cases whose negation would be more proper
وكمand how often يَنهَىforbids النُهَىreason عزماًa resolve
وكم يَنهَى النُهَى عزماً
وطبعاًand a disposition منهُby it لمnot يُشجَبwas condemned
وطبعاً منهُ لم يُشجَب
How often reason forbids a resolve
And how often does prohibition forbid resolve
and a disposition not condemned by it.
Yet by nature it is not made amenable
فلاso let not تغرركdeceive you ذيthis الدنياworld
فلا تغررك ذي الدنيا
إذاif شمتyou perceive الردىdeath أنجبnobler
إذا شمت الردى أنجب
So let not this world deceive you
So let not the worldly deceive you
if you perceive death as nobler.
If you detect misguidance, think it nobler
إذاif زحتَyou removed الغِطاthe veil عنهاfrom it
إذا زحتَ الغِطا عنها
تجلَّىwas revealed ذلكَthat المُحَجبthe veiled thing
تجلَّى ذلكَ المُحَجب
If you lift the veil from it,
If you sweep the dust from it
that which is veiled is revealed.
That veil will be uncovered
هِيَit الدُّنياthe world الدنيَّةُthe base إنif
هِيَ الدُّنيا الدنيَّةُ إن
دَنَتdrew near بالغدرِwith treachery لاتَعجَبdo not be surprised
دَنَت بالغدرِ لاتَعجَب
It is the base world; if
It is the base world, so if
it draws near with treachery, do not be surprised.
It draws near with betrayal, do not wonder
Sol 6.1