1. If God had a likeness among His creation
The signs of His making would be manifest in it
١. لو كان للَه شبه من خليقته
كانت دلائله من خلقه فيه
2. It would require of the rising of its Maker
What the rising requires of the vestiges of one rising
٢. قد كان مقتضياً من نشو صانعه
ما يقتضي النشو من آثار ناشيه
3. But He is beyond the fancies of the describer
So perfection cannot attain Him and reason only points to Him
٣. لكنه جل عن أوهام واصفه
فالحسن يعدمه والعقل يبديه