أَرى كُلَّ زِنديقٍ إِذا رامَ نَشرَ ما

طَواه اِدَّعى أَن صارَ في الناسِ صالِحا

I see every heretic, when he wants to spread what

he hides, claims to have become righteous among people.

فَيستخدِمُ الجُهّالَ يَنهبُ مالَهُم

وَيُبدي لَهُم كِذباً عَلى اللَه فاضِحا

So he uses the ignorant, plundering their money,

and shows them clear lies about God.

قرامطُ دَجّالونَ سِنخُ ضَلالَةٍ

كلابٌ عَلى الإِسلامِ أَضحَت نَوابِحا

Qarmatians, impostors, a breed of misguidance,

dogs against Islam that have become barking.

أَلا أَسَداً يُردي الكلابَ زَئيرهُ

يَكون لَهُم بِالهنداونيِّ ماسِحا

Lo! A lion whose roar fells the dogs,

who will wipe them out with Indian swords.

أَلا قائِماً للّهِ ناصرَ دينه

يُرى لِدماء الباطنيَّةِ سافِحا

Lo! One who stands for God, supporting His religion,

would be seen shedding the blood of esotericists.

همُ حرّفُوا القُرآنَ تَحريفَ كافِرٍ

بِهِ وَادَّعَوا فيهِ لَدَيهِم فَضائِحا

They distorted the Qur’an with the distortion of unbelievers,

and claimed clear scandals about it before them.

يَقول عَلى رَأسِ الجَماهيرِ كُلهم

وَقَد أَوهَمَ الجُهالَ أَن صارَ ناصِحا

He says to the whole crowd of commoners,

and made the ignorant believe he became an advisor.

بِأَنَّ وَليَّ اللَهِ مَن كانَ فاسِقاً

وَمَن كانَ عَن دينِ الشَريعةِ نازِحا

That the friend of God is whoever was immoral,

and whoever was estranged from the religion of Sharia.

وَأَنَّ اليَهودَ وَالنَصارى وَشِبهَهُم

عَلى الحَقّ كُلٌّ فعلُهُ كانَ راجِحا

And that the Jews, the Christians and their likes

each, their deeds were more correct.

وَعابد أَصنام وَعابد كَوكَبٍ

وَعابد نارٍ صارَ لِلحَقِّ جانِحا

And a worshipper of idols, a worshipper of a planet,

and a worshipper of fire became inclined to the truth.

وفسر عليٍّ وَابنِ عَبّاسٍ اغتدى

لَدَيهِ لَقى فَشراً مَع الريح طامِحا

The interpretations of Ali and Ibn Abbas went astray before him,

they found evil along with the wind, aspiring.

وَلا أكلَ في الجَنّاتِ لا شُربَ إِنَّما

مَعارفُ تَلقى للولي مَنائِحا

There is no eating or drinking in the Gardens, but only

mystical cognitions the patron saint receives.

أَلا مَن عذيري مِن صِغارٍ تَمَشيَخوا

فَكُلٌ لِبابِ الكُفرِ أَصبَحَ فاتِحا

Lo! Someone from little Uzairites who grew old,

so each became, for the gate of blasphemy, an opener.

زَناديقُ أَبلاط تيوسٌ تَقَرمَطوا

لَهُم أَعيُن أَضحت لِكُفرٍ طَوامِحا

their eyes have become, for blasphemy, piercing.

And they said to us: “Our esoteric knowledge while your knowledge

وَقالوا لَنا العلمُ اللدُنّي وَعلمكُم

قشورٌ مَع الأَرياحِ قَد صارَ رايحا

is husks, which became, with the winds, blown away”.

It is neither because of your alertness and your pots,

وَما هُوَ مِن تَنبيهكُم وَقدوركم

وَلَكن أَتى فَتحاً مِن الكَونِ سانِحا

but it came as an opening from the universe, freely given.

And they belied the Qur’an and the Sunnas

وَقَد كَذَّبوا القُرآنَ وَالسُنَنَ الَّتي

عَن المُصطَفى جاءَت بِنقلٍ صَحائِحا

that came, with an authentic chain, from Al-Mustafa.

And they said: “The Messenger of God did not die, but he walks

وَقالوا رَسول اللَه ما ماتَ بَل غَدا

يَطوفُ عَلى الأَمواتِ يَغشى الضَرائِحا

around the dead, covering the tombs”.

So when you say peace be upon you in

كَذاكَ إِذا قُلتَ السَلامُ عَلَيك في

صَلاةٍ تَبدّى حاضِراً لَكَ لائِحا

prayer, he appears to you, clearly.

And they interpreted the Qur’an from their bovine minds,

وَقَد فَسَّروا القُرآنَ مِن مُخ رُوسِهِم

تَخاليطَ كُفرانٍ تَبدَّت فَواضِحا

mixtures of blasphemy appeared, manifest.

Lo O judges of Muslims! Lo rise

أَلا يا قُضاةَ المُسلِمين أَلا اِنهَضوا

لِقَتلِ كَفورٍ صارَ في الدينِ قادِحا

to kill the blasphemous who offended the religion.

It is as if I see the supreme judge who knew

كَأَنِّيَ بِالقاضي المُعظَّم قَد دَرى

بِهِم فَاِغتَدوا فَوقَ التُرابِ ذَبائِحا

about them, so they were, above the dust, slaughtered.

And dragged by bodies and hanged by heads

وَجُّرَّ بِأَبدانٍ وَطيفَ بِأَرؤُسٍ

عَلى سِنِّ رُمحٍ لِلزَناديقِ رامِحا

on the tips of spears for the heretics, stabbing.

The smells of their rotting flesh turn away the birds

تَشمُّ عَوافِي الطَيرِ نَتنَ لُحومِهم

فَتَنأى وَإِن كانَت غِراثا جَوارِحا

even if they were carrion-eating birds.

And souls are transported from their shelters

وَتُنقَلُ أَرواحٌ لَهُم مِن مَقَرِّها

إِلى النارِ فيها خالِدين كَوالِحا

to the Fire, therein abiding forever, scorched.

Judge of judges, Jalal al-Din

وَإِنَّ جَلالَ الدينِ قاضي قُضاتِنا

أَقامَ مَنارَ الشَرعِ فَالتاح واضِحا

set up the lighthouse of Sharia, shining.

And stood for the support of the religion, Muhammad’s religion,

وَقامَ بِنصرِ الدينِ دينِ مُحمدٍ

وَأَخمَدَ شَراً كانَ كَالنارِ لافِحا

and extinguished an evil that was blazing.

At a time when no man rose to support it but him,

عَلى حين لَم يَنهَض إلى نَصرِهِ امرؤٌ

سِواهُ فَأضحى وافِرَ الأَجرِ رابِحا

so he gained abundant reward, profiting.

Evil belief befell Al-Labbani,

لَقَد حاقَ بِاللبانِ سوءُ اِعتِقادِهِ

وَقامَ مَقامَ الذُلِّ خَزيانَ كالِحا

and he took the position of disgrace, worn out.

He acknowledged blasphemy, then showed repentance,

أَقرَّ بِكُفرٍ ثُمَ أَظهرَ تَوبَةً

مَخافَةَ سَيفٍ أَن يرى الروحَ رائِحا

fearing a sword seeing his soul leaving.

No heretic repented, but the judge’s acceptance of repentance

وَما تابَ زِنديقٌ وَلَكن قبولَ تَو

بَةِ مَذهب القاضي فَأَبقاهُ سامِحا

spared him, forgiving.

He said: “If he returns to blasphemy, I will return him

وَقالَ مَتى ما عادَ للكُفرِ أرده

بِحدِّ حسامٍ تتركُ الرَأسَ طائِحا

to the edge of a sword leaving his head wandering”.

So may Jalal al-Din last, supporting the religion,

فَدامَ جَلالُ الدينِ للدينِ ناصِراً

وَللعلمِ ذا نَشرٍ وَللجودِ مانِحا

and spreading knowledge and generosity, giving.