ولما رأيتُ الناسَ في الدين قد غَوَوْا

تجعفرتُ باسم اللهِ فيمن تَجعفروا

When I saw people going astray in religion,

I followed the path of Allah with those who followed the path.

وناديتُ باسم اللهِ واللهُ أكبرُ

وأيقنتُ أنّ اللهَ يَعفو ويَغفِرُ

I proclaimed the name of Allah, and Allah is the Greatest,

And I was certain that Allah forgives and pardons,

ويُثبت مهما شاءَ ربّي بأمرِهِ

ويمحو ويقضي في الأُمورِ ويَقدِرُ

And affirms whatever He wills by His command,

And erases and decides in matters and determines.

ودِنتُ بدينٍ غير ما كنت داينا

به ونَهاني سيّدُ الناسِ جعفرُ

I adhered to a religion other than what I used to adhere to,

And the master of people, Ja'far, prohibited me.

فقلتُ فهَبني قد تهوّدتُ برهةً

وإلاّ فدِيني دينُ من يَتَنَصَّرُ

So I said: "Forgive me, for I became Jewish for a while,

Otherwise my religion is the religion of one who becomes Christian."

وإنّي إلى الرحمن من ذاك تائبٌ

وإنّي قد أسلمتُ واللهُ أكبرُ

And indeed I repent to the Most Merciful for that,

And indeed I have submitted, and Allah is the Greatest.

فلستُ بغالٍ ما حييتُ وراجعٌ

إلى ما عليه كنتُ أُخفي وأُضمرُ

So I am not going back as long as I live, and I am returning

To what I used to conceal and harbor.

ولا قائلٌ حيٌّ برَضوى محمدٌ

وإن عابَ جهّالٌ مَقالي فأكثروا

No living being is pleased with Muhammad's approval

Even if an ignorant person criticizes my sayings and increases them

ولكنّهُ ممّا مَضى لِسبيلِهِ

على أفضلِ الحالات يُقفى ويُخبرُ

But it is from what has passed, for its path,

In the best of states to be followed and informed.

مع الطّيبين الطاهرينَ الأولى لهمْ

من المصطفى فرعٌ زَكيٌّ وعُنصرُ

With the good, the pure, the foremost for them

From the Chosen One a pure, excellent branch.