وقالوا أتهجر قطب العلى

حلا يوم جمعتك المستبينه

They said, do you abandon the highest pole

To reside for a day among the clear hypocrites?

فقلت هو البحر في فضله

فما ألتقيه سوى في السفينه

I said, He is the sea in His abundance,

So I will only meet Him on the ship.