1. To Abu Ali in his youth
There is merit that will be remembered until the end of time
١. لِأَبي عَلِيٍّ في حَداثَتِهِ
فَضلٌ سَيُذكَرُ آخِرَ الأَبَدِ
2. He preserved the old so none will precede him
In venerating the One
٢. حَفِظَ القَديمَ فَلَيسَ يَسبِقُهُ
أَحَدٌ إِلى التَعظيمِ لِلأَحَدِ
3. He clung to the elders, following a path
Whose virtue was evident over lineage
٣. لَزِمَ المَشايِخَ مِلَّةً قَدُمَت
بانَت فَضيلَتُها عَلى الوَلَدِ
4. So if you intend to blame them
Proclaim that He did not beget nor was He begotten
٤. فَإِذا عَزَمتَ عَلى مَساءَتِهِم
فَاِجهَر بِلَم يولَد وَلَم يَلِدِ