إنَّ لي ربّاً كريماً أجدُه

كالذي نعلم أو نعتقده

I have a generous Lord whom I find

As we know or believe Him to be

هو مني وأنا منه به

ولذا في كلِّ حالٍ أجدُه

He is part of me and I am part of Him

And so in every case I find Him

كلُّ من نال الذي قد نلته

من وجودٍ قد تعالى مشهدُه

Everyone who got what I got

From an Existence whose scene is sublime

إن أستاذي الذي أدّبني

هو شخص في وجودي يشهدُه

My teacher who disciplined me

Is a person present in my existence

هو مني والدٌ معتبرٌ

وأنا منه كهو أو ولده

He is part of me, a fatherly guide

And I am part of him like a son

لا أسميه لأني عالم

أنه يكره ذا بلْ يعبده

I do not name him because I know

He dislikes that, but rather worships Him

ولذا قلتُ بشخصٍ للذي

قد روى من قد تعالى سنده

And so I spoke of a person for Him

Who has narrated from the Sublime Authority

ما قصدنا لنوالٍ غيره

هو رِفدي فأنا أسترفدُه

We did not intend for any reward but Him

He is my provision so I seek from Him

إنه النائب عن خالقنا

برضانا ولذا نعتمده

He is the deputy of our Creator

So we depend on Him being pleased with us

من يكن يعرفه جهلاً به

أنْ يرى في كل حالٍ نعبده

Whoever knows Him out of ignorance

Should see we worship Him in every case

وبهذا الأمرِ قد كلفنا

وعلمنا أنّ هذا مقصده

And with this command we were charged

And taught that this is His aim

فليكن عندك من ذا خبرٌ

منصفٌ تعرفه لا تجحده

So let there be with you a knowledgeable one

Fair, whom you know, not denying Him