كلفت نفسي جهاداً فاستفدت به

عزماً مكيناً كسِقطِ الزند بالقَدْحِ

I tasked myself with intense effort, through which

I gained resolute determination, like sparks from flint.

قد دق عقلي به حقّاً فأرقني

حتى رأيت غموض المتن في الشرح

It has certainly sharpened my mind, though it deprived me of sleep

Until I saw the ambiguity of the text in explanation.

فانهل دمعي انهلال المزن منسجماً

فذاك نارٌ وهذا فائض الرشح

So my tears flowed like heavy rain, harmoniously

For that is fire, and this is an outpouring of rain.

وعادت النفس بالأفكار هاديةً

كالسفن مطروحةً في بحرها الملح

And my soul returned with calm thoughts

Like ships lying in their salty sea.

وأصبح العقل حرّاً طاهراً يقظاً

ما زال يحمد رب الحمد والمدح

My mind became free, pure, and awake

It continues to praise the Lord of praise and glory,

حتى رأى عالم اللاهوت منبجساً

مثل انبجاس الضيا في مورد الصبح

Until it saw the metaphysical world gushing forth

Like the radiance of light at dawn’s wellspring.