ما نازل بمن علا

ما نازل بمن علا

وصاعدٌ بمن هبَطْ

وصاعدٌ بمن هبَطْ

What descends with one who rises,

He who ascended is not afflicted like one who fell

and rises with one who descends?

And one who fell is not like one who ascended

دانٍ على رأي العيو

دانٍ على رأي العيو

ن وهو إن ريمَ شططْ

ن وهو إن ريمَ شططْ

Near, as the eyes judge,

Judging by the opinion of the envious

yet, if sought, far beyond reach.

And if he deviates, he deviates

فهو إذا درجتَه

فهو إذا درجتَه

فوق وتحت ووسَطْ

فوق وتحت ووسَطْ

For, when you climb it, it is

For if his rank is

above, below, and in between.

Above, below or in between

جسم له وجهان ما

جسم له وجهان ما

شاء الجمالُ واشترطْ

شاء الجمالُ واشترطْ

A body with two faces, as

A body that has two faces however beauty wanted and stipulated

beauty wished and prescribed.

And eyes that cannot be counted precisely

وأعين لم يحصهن

وأعين لم يحصهن

نَ بحسابٍ من ضبطْ

نَ بحسابٍ من ضبطْ

And eyes that have not been numbered

In them the affliction is little

by any who reckon precisely.

And many mistakes

يقلّ فيهن المصي

يقلّ فيهن المصي

بُ والكثيرُ من غلطْ

بُ والكثيرُ من غلطْ

Few are those right about them,

The world cannot encompass

and many are those who err.

Part of him, nor can his path be determined

لا تسَعُ الدنيا له

لا تسَعُ الدنيا له

بعضاً ولا سيرٌ يُحَطّْ

بعضاً ولا سيرٌ يُحَطّْ

The world cannot contain

even a part of it, nor can any journey be brought to rest.