أَغبى الوَرى مِن لَم يَجِد نَفسَهُ

أَغبى الوَرى مِن لَم يَجِد نَفسَهُ

تَخُصُّهُ إِلّا بِرَأيِ العَوامِ

تَخُصُّهُ إِلّا بِرَأيِ العَوامِ

The dullest of humankind is he who does not find his soul

The silliest of mankind is he who finds

to be his own except through the common folk's opinion.

Himself represented only by mob opinion.

وَأَبعَدَ الخَلقُ عَنِ الحَقِّ مَن

وَأَبعَدَ الخَلقُ عَنِ الحَقِّ مَن

يُحاوِلُ الحَقَّ بِعِلمِ الكَلامِ

يُحاوِلُ الحَقَّ بِعِلمِ الكَلامِ

And farthest of all creatures from the truth is he

And farthest from truth is he who tries

who seeks the truth through dialectical theology.

To reach truth through theological opinion.

بَل بِاِقتِفا الباطِنِ مِن ظاهِرٍ

بَل بِاِقتِفا الباطِنِ مِن ظاهِرٍ

أَنزَلَهُ اللَهُ هُدىً لِلأَنامِ

أَنزَلَهُ اللَهُ هُدىً لِلأَنامِ

Rather, seek it by tracing the inward meaning from an outward form

Rather, by following the inward spirit of outward forms

that God sent down as guidance for humankind.

Sent down by God to guide all humanity.