أُنبئت أن سخيف العقل قال لكم

إن الذي شاء خلقي شاء سفك دمي

I was told that a fool said to you all

I was told that a feeble-minded fool declared to you,

That He who willed my creation willed my blood be shed

That He who willed my creation has willed my blood be shed;

وكيف يقتلني من سوف أقتله

وهل تزلُّ وربي ناصري قدمي

And how can He kill me, whom I will kill

Yet how can he slay me, he whom I am destined to slay?

Never! My Lord is the helper of my steps

And how could my foot slip while my Lord is my support?