1. وَجَدنا اِختِلافاً بَينَنا في إِلَهَنا

    وَفي غَيرِهِ عِزَّ الَّذي جَلَّ وَاِتَّحَد

    We found disagreement among us concerning our God,

    and concerning other things—mighty is He who is exalted and one.

  2. لَنا جُمعَةٌ وَالسَبتُ يُدعى لِأُمَّةٍ

    أَطافَت بِموسى وَالنَصارى لَها الأَحَد

    Friday is ours; the Sabbath is designated for a community

    that gathered around Moses; the Christians have Sunday.

  3. فَهَل لِبَواقي السَبعَةِ الزُهرِ مَعشَرٌ

    يَجُلّونَها مِمَّن تَنَسَّكَ أَو جَحَد

    So is there a community for the rest of the radiant seven

    that reveres them, among the devout or the unbelieving?

  4. تَقَرَّبَ ناسٌ بِالمُدامِ وَعِندَنا

    عَلى كُلِّ حالٍ أَنَّ شارِبَها يُحَدّ

    Some people sought nearness to God through wine, while among us,

    in every case, whoever drinks it receives the prescribed punishment.

  5. وَما كَفَّهُم عَن شُربِها سوطُ ضارِبٍ

    وَلا السَيفُ إِنَّ السَيفَ ين سوطِهِ أَحَدّ

    And no flogger's whip kept them from drinking it,

    nor the sword—indeed, the sword is sharper [than] his whip.