عَلَى اللهِ في القَصدِ المَعَوَّلُ وَحدَهُ

وهُوَّ الذي يُولِى المُؤمِّلَ قَصدَهُ

Upon Allah alone reliance in purpose is placed

And He alone grants success to him of purpose possessed

وَهوَّ الذي يهدى إِلى الطُّرُقِ التى

يَنَالُ بها مَن يَبتَغِى الرُّشدَ رُشدَهُ

He it is who guides to the paths whereby

Man attains the right guidance he sought to possess

يُضِلُّ ويَهدِى عَادِلاً في قضائهِ

ويُورِدُ كُلاًّ في المَشِيئَةِ وِردَهُ

He leads astray and guides with justice in His decree

And each He makes attain the destination He assessed

رَضِينَا بِهِ رَبًّا هدانَا إلى الهُدَى

بِخيرِ رسولٍ لارسالةَ بَعدَهُ

We accepted Him as Lord who guided us to guidance

Through the best Messenger after whom none progressed

فهذَا وإِنَّ المَرءَ إخبَارُه بما

يَفِيدَ مُفِيداً ليسَ يَنقُصُ مَجدَهُ

So this, though a man's relating what

Benefits the benefited diminishes not his worth

لَقَد جئتُ إِبراهيمَ عِندَ مَدِينَةٍ

لأحيَىَ مِن بعدِ التَّبَاعُدِ عَهدَهُ

I came to Abraham near a town

To revive after separation our friendship of old

وأحظَى بِإجلاَلِ وحُسنِ ضِيافَةٍ

وَينجُزَ مِن سالفِ الوَعدِ وَعدَهُ

And enjoy veneration, hospitality fine

And fulfillment of promises made of yore untold

فَأقبلتُ مِن أسخَى مَنازِلِ كَولخٍ

وتَعلَمُ مِن تِلكَ المَحَلَّةِ بُعدَهُ

So I came from Kaulakh, of dwellings the most plush

And learned of that locality the distance remote

مَحَلِّ الأمينِ المُرتَضَى خيرِ سيِّدٍ

مِن الناس مَن لاَ يَمنعُ الناسَ رِفدَهُ

Abode of the trusted, chosen best of lords

Whom people's flocking to him did not inhibit or choke

تَيَمَّمتُهُ والوَبلُ يَنهَلُّ صَوبُهُ

وسيلُ مَجَارِى الوَهدِ أَفعَمَ نَجدَهُ

I yearned for him while torrents around him rushed

And valley streams overflowed with coursing flood

وقَد خُضتُ خَضخَاضَ الشوارِع دُونهُ

ولم يدرِ إلا اللهُ ما خضتُ عِندَهُ

Through streets' deep mire I waded to reach him

None but Allah knew what I braved in that neighborhood

فأطلعَ لَمَّا جئتُه غَيرَ سَعدِهِ

وما ضَرَّهُ لو كَانَ أَطلَعَ سَعدَهُ

But when I came he showed not joy for my sake

And it would not have harmed him to show pleasure untold

فَحَدَّثني حتى سَئِمتُ حَدِيثَهُ

وَبيَّنتُ عكسض القصدِ مِنهُ وَطَردَهُ

He talked till I tired of his talk

And revealed my contrary intent and aim as I was told

فَوَدَّعتُهُ توديعَ مَن ليس هَمُّهُ

إِذَا جَاءَهُ ذاك التحدثُّ وَحدَهُ

Then I bade him farewell as one who cares not

When such unwanted conversation he did behold