مُنَجِّمٌan astrologer تحتَهُbeneath him والميلُand the rod قدْalready نصباwas set upright
مُنَجِّمٌ تحتَهُ والميلُ قدْ نصبا
فخانَهُso it betrayed him عقلُthe mind of مَنْwhoever يهواهُloves him معقولُfettered
فخانَهُ عقلُ مَنْ يهواهُ معقولُ
An astrologer is beneath him, and the rod has been set upright.
So the mind of whoever loves him has betrayed him—it is fettered.
كالشمسِlike the sun لوْif أنَّthat شمسَthe sun of الأفقِthe horizon ناطقةٌspeaking
كالشمسِ لوْ أنَّ شمسَ الأفقِ ناطقةٌ
فيin دفِّهاher side سعةٌbreadth قدّامُهاbefore her مِيلُa rod
في دفِّها سعةٌ قدّامُها مِيلُ
Like the sun, if the sun of the horizon could speak:
Her side is broad; before her is a rod.