إِذا اِستَتبَعَت نَفسُ امرِئ نَفسَ غَيرِهِ
فَتلكَ لَها عزٌّ وَهَذي لَها ذُلُّ
If one man’s soul makes another’s soul follow in its train,
the former has glory, while the latter has humiliation.
كفى بِكَ نَقصاً أَنَّ غَيرك حاكِمٌ
عَلَيكَ فَلا عَقدٌ إِلَيكَ وَلا حَلُّ
It is shortcoming enough in you that another should rule
over you—so neither binding nor loosing is yours.
Sol 5.6