1. How strange is he who hopes for grace,
He hoped for what was of no use.
١. يا عَجَباً لِلمُرتَجي فَضلَهُ
لَقَد رَجا ما لَيسَ بِالنافِعِ
2. We brought him to intercede for a need,
Yet he needed intercession for permission.
٢. جِئنا بِهِ يَشفَعُ في حاجَةٍ
فَاِحتاجَ في الإِذنِ إِلى شافِعِ