أَبلِغ أَبا إِسحاقَ إِن جِئتَهُ

أَنّي بِكُرسِيِّكُم كافِرُ

Tell Abu Ishaq if you meet him,

That I am an unbeliever in your chair.

تَنزو شِبامٌ حَولَ أَعوادِه

وَتَحمِلُ الوَحيَ لَهُ شاكِرُ

Gray hairs cluster around its legs,

And it bears revelation thankfully.

مُحمَرَّةً أَعينُهُم حَولَهُ

كَأَنَّهُنَّ الحِمَّصُ الحادِرُ

Their eyes around it are red,

As if they were hot embers.