فيin المعدنياتmineral matters لناfor us حكمةwisdom
في المعدنيات لنا حكمة
مخبوءةhidden فيin الصدورthe breasts
مخبوءة في الصدور
In mineral matters, we possess a wisdom,
In alchemy we have hidden wisdom
Hidden within breasts.
Concealed in our hearts
أعمالناour workings فيهاin it وأسرارناand our secrets
أعمالنا فيها وأسرارنا
وماand whatever سواهاis other than it فمتاعthen enjoyment الغرورdelusion
وما سواها فمتاع الغرور
Our workings and our secrets lie within it,
Our deeds and secrets are within
And all else is but delusive enjoyment.
All else is fleeting vanity
لاnot شعرةa hair نعنيwe mean ولاnor بيضةan egg
لا شعرة نعني ولا بيضة
فعدّso turn away عنfrom تدبيرهمtheir treatment فيin الشعورhairs
فعدّ عن تدبيرهم في الشعور
We mean neither a hair nor an egg,
We seek not a single hair or egg
So turn away from their treatment of hairs.
So cease their vain pursuits
وأخرجand take out الأشياءthings عنfrom طبعهاtheir nature
وأخرج الأشياء عن طبعها
فبالتصاعيدfor through sublimations تصحّbecome sound الأمورmatters
فبالتصاعيد تصحّ الأمور
And take things out of their natural state,
And extract things from their nature
For through sublimations matters are set right.
Through rising up things improve
وفيand in انقلابtransformation الأرضearth عنfrom طبعهاits nature
وفي انقلاب الأرض عن طبعها
غنىwealth وملكand dominion دائمlasting لاnot يبورperishes
غنى وملك دائم لا يبور
And in earth's transformation from its natural state
In earth's inversion from its nature
Lie wealth and lasting dominion that never perishes.
Lie lasting riches that endure
فحلّso decipher رمزthe code القومthe people واحرصand strive علىfor
فحلّ رمز القوم واحرص على
فهمunderstanding المعانيthe meanings فعليهاfor on them تدورturn
فهم المعاني فعليها تدور
So decipher the people's code, and strive for
So solve the people's symbols and strive
Understanding the meanings, for on them matters turn.
To grasp the meanings on them focus