1. The bolt on the door barred the path of desire,
And the wise man - how many were guided by his wisdom!

2. It was a veil over the sublime veil - his brilliance;
By it the sword is adorned - the beauty of its making.

3. They said of al-Maqasiri in describing a sandal,
"Success flowed with it before its birth."

4. The gardens of paradise were its home,
And it ruled though the place of its throne was but a sandal.

5. When as a human he was the eye of his time,
The light dawned on us sheer in its darkness.

6. Islam whitened the face of the Negus,
While Caesar's face was darkened by his obstinacy.