إني أغار على المولى وصاحبه
من الحديثِ بشيء لا أسرّ به
I jealously guard the bondsman and his master
from talk of anything that brings me no joy.
وما يليقُ بحرٍّ أنْ يبلغه
فإنَّ تبليغه يزري بمنصبه
Nor does it befit a free man to convey it,
for his conveying it detracts from his station.
ونائبُ الله يرمي بالسهامِ فلا
يقف لع غرض في صدر مذهبه
God’s vicegerent looses arrows, yet no
target stands before him at the forefront of his path.
وليس يدري الذي بالقلبِ من صور
إلا لبيبٌ يراه في تقلبه
Nor does anyone know what forms lie within the heart
save a discerning man who sees it through its transformations.
Sol 5.6