1. شَكَت إِلى الرُوم أَحياؤُنا

    مِن فِتية تَفتي عَلى جَهلِها

    Our communities complained to Rūm

    Of young men issuing religious rulings despite their ignorance.

  2. فَأَرسَل الفتيا مَليك الوَرى

    لِنَجل فَرفور عَلى رسلها

    So the sovereign of humankind sent the office of mufti

    To Farfūr’s son, without haste.

  3. وَأَصبَح الفَضل لَنا قائِلاً

    أَدّوا الأَمانات إِلى أَهلِها

    And Excellence came to say to us:

    “Render trusts to their rightful owners.”