يا إِماماً في احاجيهِ

يا إِماماً في احاجيهِ

لشَتاتِ الفضلِ قد جمعا

لشَتاتِ الفضلِ قد جمعا

O Master of Riddles

O master who, in his riddles,

The scattered strands of virtue he has gathered together.

has gathered the scattered parts of excellence,

ما يَخُصُّ الجِسمَ صِفهُ لنا

ما يَخُصُّ الجِسمَ صِفهُ لنا

وافتِنا ما والدٌ رَجَعا

وافتِنا ما والدٌ رَجَعا

Describe for us what pertains uniquely to the body;

describe for us what pertains to the body,

and give us your ruling: what does “father” become when reversed?

and tell us what a father has returned.