ومَن يَذُقِ الأَشيا كهيئَةِ كونها

ومَن يَذُقِ الأَشيا كهيئَةِ كونها

وليس يعلِّي قدرَها ويُفاخِرُ

وليس يعلِّي قدرَها ويُفاخِرُ

And whoever tastes things as they are,

Whoever experiences things as they truly are,

And does not exalt their worth or boast,

Not overvaluing them nor boasting,

ولا مثلَ ما قد قيل عنها يظنُّها

ولا مثلَ ما قد قيل عنها يظنُّها

فذاكَ حكيمٌ بالحقيقةِ ماهرُ

فذاكَ حكيمٌ بالحقيقةِ ماهرُ

Nor supposes them to be as they have been described,

And doesn't imagine them to be as they're described,

Then he is truly a wise and skillful man.

Is in truth a skilled sage.