1. The command belongs to God, while nothingness
Obeyed. If I ascribe creation to Him, it contradicts Him.
١. الأمر لله والمأمور في عدم
فإن أضيف له التكوين يكذبه
2. Rather, be for your Lord while creation is not His.
It is only for nothingness accompanying Him.
٢. بل كن لربك والتكوين ليس له
وإنما هو للمأمور يصحبُه
3. Thus the text of the Scripture came to you with it.
No abrogator came to it, following it.
٣. كذا أتاك به نص الكتابِ وما
أتى له ناسخٌ في الحال يعقبه
4. Glory be to Him, the Self-Sufficient, needing nothing,
For the world of creation and the names seeking Him.
٤. سيحانه من غنيّ لا افتقارَ له
لعالمِ الكونِ والأسماء تطلبه
5. He is the one called by them, the essence being one.
You cannot attain Him, for His quest is mighty.
٥. وهو المسمى بها والعين واحدةٌ
وليس تدركه إذ عز مطلبه