1. Praise be to God, the Bestower
Of the blessings He has bestowed upon His creation

2. Bounty and favor are from Him
Upon His disobedient servants among His creatures

3. The knowledgeable know Him through
The gnostic's understanding and discernment

4. And all who delve into His knowledge
See that from His right

5. The Comprehensor of all, a lowly one through Him
The Merciful included him in His right

6. So whatever rulings proceed from Him
They proceed as He has disposed

7. He will gather the scholars on the Day of Resurrection
To question the Truthful about his truthfulness

8. If they repeat it back to Him they are
Of those who see the dawn from its daybreak

9. Or if they claim rights for themselves
The claimant speaks the truth in his claim

10. And all of them speak truthfully in their state
And all eat of His provision

11. None of them has attained the whole
Rather, all of them are dependent on Him

12. The species is in the full moon, its sun
Its stars, and the seasons in its lightning

13. None knows the Truth but the drinker
Who sees Him in serenity and in turmoil

14. The scholars will know Him on the Day they stand
On the day the people stand through His gentleness