ترهّب بعدك الحسن بن سهل

ترهّب بعدك الحسن بن سهل

فأغلق بابه دون المديح

فأغلق بابه دون المديح

After you, al-Hasan ibn Sahl became a monk,

and shut his door against praise.

كذبت له ولم اكذب عليه

كذبت له ولم اكذب عليه

كما كذب النصارى للمسيح

كما كذب النصارى للمسيح

I lied in his favor, not against him,

as the Christians lied in favor of Christ.