لِلنَفسِfor the soul رأىhe saw الكَمالَperfection فيin التَركيبِcomposition
لِلنَفسِ رأى الكَمالَ في التَركيبِ
لاnot الجِسمُthe body قصاراهits utmost لَدىat التَرتيبِarrangement
لا الجِسمُ قصاراه لَدى التَرتيبِ
He saw perfection for the soul in composition,
The soul sees perfection in composition
Not for the body, whose utmost lies in arrangement.
Not the body, it falls short in organization
بِالقَالبِwith the formwork لِلطاقِfor the arch إِلىtoward بانيهِits builder
بِالقَالبِ لِلطاقِ إِلى بانيهِ
يَرميهِhe casts it إِذاwhen آثرhe preferred بِالتَخريبِby demolition
يَرميهِ إِذا آثر بِالتَخريبِ
With the formwork for the arch, toward its builder,
In its mold to its capacity back to its Maker
He casts it when he opts for demolition.
It throws itself if it prefers demolition