إنَّindeed التحكمcontrol فيover الأشياءِthings للقدرbelongs to destiny
إنَّ التحكم في الأشياءِ للقدر
وإنَّand indeed منهfrom it مجالَscope الفكرِthought والعبرand lessons
وإنَّ منه مجالَ الفكرِ والعبر
Indeed, control over things belongs to destiny.
It is destiny that controls all things
And from it indeed comes the scope for thought and lessons.
And from it comes the realm of thought and moral
وقلْand believe بهin it إنهindeed it علىdespite تحكمهits control
وقلْ به إنه على تحكمه
لاno حكمrule فيهin it علىover الأرواحspirits والصورand forms
لا حكم فيه على الأرواح والصور
And believe in it: indeed, despite its control,
Say that although it (destiny) controls him
There is no rule in it over spirits and forms
It has no control over souls and forms
إلاexcept بأعيانهاthrough their own essences فاعلمso understand طريقةَthe manner
إلا بأعيانها فاعلم طريقةَ
الحكمrule فيهاwithin them لهاbelongs to them إنْif كنتَyou are ذاpossessed of نظرinsight
الحكم فيها لها إنْ كنتَ ذا نظر
Except through their own essences; so understand the manner
Except through their entities, so know the way
Of rule within them—it is theirs—if you have insight.
To control them, if you are one who sees