أَيَا مَنْ سَبَى الألباب لُطْفُ كلامه

كما أنّه في الأذكياء مُقَدَّمُ

O you whose eloquent words enchant minds,

Among the intelligent, you are held in the highest esteem,

أَتَتْنيَ من سحر البيان قصيدةٌ

وما هي إلا عِقْدُ دُرٍّ مُنَظَّمُ

A poem of magical rhetoric has come to me,

Nothing but a string of polished pearls arranged.

تُسَائِلُ عمّا شاع في النّاس ذكرُه

أَهَلْ لَهُ أَصْلٌ في الثّبوت مُسَلَّمُ

It asks about what has become widespread talk among people,

Is there an established origin to it, undisputed?

نَعَمْ هُوَ رَيْبٌ دون مَيْنٍ ومَا لَهُ

ثُبُوتٌ وأَمْرُ الشيخ أعلى وأَعْظَمُ

Yes, it is a doubt without certainty, and it has

No proof, while the Sheikh's command is higher and greater.

جزى اللّهُ خِزْياً مُفْتَرِيه وذِلّةً

وَمَأْوَاهُ إن لم يَعْفُ عنه جَهَنَّمُ

May Allah disgrace the fabricator and humiliate him,

And hellfire be his abode, if He does not forgive him.

فهذا جوابٌ للّذي هو طالبٌ

حقيقةَ هذا الأمر واللّه أَعْلَمُ

This is an answer for the one who seeks

The truth of this matter, and Allah knows best.

ويسأل إبراهيمُ من فضل ربّه

لك الأمْنَ في الدَّاريْنِ وهو يُسَلِّمُ

And Ibrahim asks of his Lord’s bounty

Safety for you in both abodes, and he sends peace.