1. The letter Z has glory in the caliphate
With which its value in the eye has vanished
١. للزاي في شأن الخلافة زينة
زالت بها في العين تقديراتها
2. It is the prophecy, not at all, yes yes
And the essence has been veiled by its attributes
٢. فهي النبوة لا ولا ونعم نعم
والذات قد سترت بحكم صفاتها
3. The lines of the book, its letters and their intentions
The letters' meaning in the secret of their compositions
٣. زبر الكتاب حروفه ومرادهم
معنى الحروف بسر تركيباتها
4. And for the light of this letter there are spheres
In which its stars move according to their motions
٤. ولنور هذا الحرف أفلاك بها
تجري كواكبه على حركاتها
5. It is that by which the forms of the angels were affirmed
According to what they accepted in their qualities
٥. وهو الذي ثبتت به صور الملا
حسب الذي قبلت بكيفياتها