مَثَّلُ العقل وَما يَجهلهُ

مَثَّلُ العقل وَما يَجهلهُ

مَثَلُ المُغرى بشيءٍ ضاع منهُ

مَثَلُ المُغرى بشيءٍ ضاع منهُ

The mind and what it does not know are mirrored

The likeness of the mind in relation to what it does not know

in one enamored of something he has lost:

is that of one captivated by something he has lost.

ان يجدهُ فهو مَشغوفٌ بِهِ

ان يجدهُ فهو مَشغوفٌ بِهِ

او توارى لا يزل يبحثُ عنهُ

او توارى لا يزل يبحثُ عنهُ

if he finds it, he is enthralled by it;

If he finds it, he is enamored of it;

if it vanishes, he never ceases searching for it.

or if it vanishes, he never stops searching for it.