1. Judgment is but coercion and force
No judgment calls for choice of course

2. Except what we ascribe to ourselves so its
Surface shows it was by free choice

3. Like what's ascribed to my Creator
And our throne tied to His in fine fetters

4. If the observer thought about it, he would see
That it was chosen without coercion

5. All this is fixed, do not say
It is specific to us, merely borrowed

6. So knowledge follows what is known
And judgment belongs to residence like homes

7. Do not blame the Knower for all
That occurs in Him of richness and need

8. And the One who originated him, He
Judges with knowledge, so where to flee?

9. I was confused and the matter bewildered me
So let the Knower settle in the abode of settlement

10. And be content with what he has, let him not
Exceed his contentment, he is in check

11. None knows the truth but the One
Who judges the rulers by compulsion

12. Do you not see the judge in his ruling
By law, so where is the choice?

13. Nothing troubled the Knower except what
He did of the wisdom of waiting

14. This is the distinction between Him
And one who acts by might and power