ما مِلَّةٌ فَوقَ وَجهِ الأَرضِ من مِلَلِ

لا َتَهيَّبُ عَن تَسالِ مُعتَزلي

No sect above the face of the earth is free from error,

Nor one that flees from being questioned by any scholar.

قَومٌ إِذا ناظَروا صالوا بِحجتهم

صَولَ البُزاةِ عَلى الدَرّاجِ وَالحَجَلِ

A people, when they look, pray with their proofs,

While fools rush against facts and reason.

لِلَّهِ دَرُّهُمُ عِلماً وَمَعرِفَةً

وَفِطنَةً لِعُلوم الحَقِّ وَالجَدَلِ

Their merit, by God, is knowledge and wisdom,

And wit to fathom truth and controversy.