1. ظُلمُ البصيرة في النفوسِ مُسبِّبٌ

    عَثَراتِها وعُثورُها لِسُقوطِها

    Darkness of insight in souls causes

    their missteps, and their stumbling leads to their fall.

  2. وسُقوطُها مَندُوحةٌ لمماتِها

    ومَماتُها مستلزمٌ لِهُبوطِها

    And their fall makes room for their death;

    and their death entails their descent.

  3. وهُبوطُها مُتَدارِكٌ لِعَذابِها

    وعَذابُها مُستدرِكٌ لِقُنوطِها

    And their descent overtakes their torment;

    and their torment catches up with their despair.