عبدتُ الله لم أعبد سواه

فما معبودُنا إلا الإلهُ

I worshipped God, I worshipped none but Him,

For our object of worship is none but God.

شَرَى توحيد في كلِّ عينٍ

فما شيءٌ يسبِّحه سواه

The truth of divine oneness is seen in every eye,

So nothing glorifies Him but He.

ولكن ليس نفقه علم هذا

وإنْ كان قد دعاه

Yet not everyone understands this knowledge,

Even if He has called them to Him.

لقد حجب العباد بما أراهم

من أنفسه فلا عينٌ تراه

People are veiled from Him by their own selves-

No eye sees Him,

ولا عقلٌ يراه بعينِ فكرٍ

وبرهانٍ ولم يبعد مداه

No mind perceives Him through reason and proof,

However far its reach extends.

قريبٌ بالشريعةِ حين قالت

بأنَّ القلبَ صيَّره حماه

He is near in the Law when it states

That He made hearts His sanctuary.

بعيد بالأدلة عن عقولٍ

لقد عزَّ الذي يحمي ذراه

He is far from minds

Through evidence—Glorious is He who guards His atoms!