ماwhat اسمname شيءa thing فرغتI have finished منهwith it فلاso I do not
ما اسم شيء فرغت منه فلا
أقولُI speak فيهِof it ولاnor أقولُI subscribe بِهto it
أقولُ فيهِ ولا أقولُ بِه
What is the name of a thing I have finished with, so
What is the name of a thing I have finished with, so I do not
I say neither “in it” nor “by it”?
speak of it, nor do I subscribe to it?
مشتبهobscure لأَمرfor a reason كادَnearly أكثرهmost of it
مشتبه لأَمر كادَ أكثره
يخفىis hidden علىfrom الفكرِthe mind فيin تقلبهits turnings
يخفى على الفكرِ في تقلبه
It is obscure, because of a matter whose greater part nearly
Obscure for some reason, most of it nearly
eludes the mind amid its permutations.
eludes the mind in its turnings.
لكنbut إذاif ماemphatic particle جعلتَyou make دأبكyour endeavor فيin الthe
لكن إذا ما جعلتَ دأبك في ال
قلبِreversal فماthen not أمرهُits nature بمشتبهat all obscure
قلبِ فما أمرهُ بمشتبه
But if you make a constant practice of re-
But if you devote your efforts to the
versal, then its matter is no mystery.
reversal, then its nature is not obscure.
