أيها اللائم لُمْ غي

ريَ فيما قد أتَينا

O you who blame, why do you blame me for what I have done

And command the obedient with scorn, though we refused

وأْمُرِ الطائعَ بالهَجْ

رِ فإنا قد أبَيْنا

Do you see me demanding of a moon that lights up our faith

The neighing of a lively steed that resembles a swaying branch

هل تراني أقتضي من

قمَرٍ يُزهِرُ دَيْنا

With a charming coquetry that walked above his charming cheeks

And enchanting eyelids that made us infatuated since we saw them

أهيفِ القدّ غريرٍ

يُشبِهُ الغُصْنَ اللُجَيْنا

We did not demand anything of him except that we determined

And desolate lands the like of which we never saw

ذي عذارٍ قد مشى من

فوق خدّيْه الهُوينى

We split them with curved blades that count hardship as ease

And to the Preserver we turned those lands from far in the east

وجفونٍ ساحراتٍ

مذ رأيناها تَوينا

To whom belongs the favor upon us, and to him belong our praises

Who is the revolutionist among the people when we speak

ما اقتضيْنا منه دَيناً

غيرَ أنّا قد قضَيْنا

And al-Bukhari with the truth when he dictates to us

And Ibn Idris in teaching what he said and we comprehend

وبلادٍ موحشاتٍ

مثلَها ما إن رأينا

And when he commands us in a matter we comply

And when he forbids us from it we desist and become righteous

قد شقَقْناها بعَوْجا

ءَ تَعدُّ الصّعْبَ هيْنا

O friend, tell me, where on earth is his equal

Restraining himself from wealth, truly not falsely we speak

والى الحافظِ تلك ال

أرضَ من شرقٍ طَوَينا

From him burst forth twelve springs for the desolate lands

God has made him a cave and adornment for all mankind

مَنْ له الفضلُ علينا

وله الحُسْنى لدَينا

So he can see in everyone who envies him a fault and disgrace

من هو الثوري في النا

سِ إذا قال رَوَيْنا

والبخاريّ مع الصّد

قِ متى أمليَ علَيْنا

وابنُ إدريسَ لدى التد

ريسِ ما قال وعَيْنا

وإذا حدّ لنا أم

راً الى الأمرِ جرَيْنا

ومتى ما قد نَهى عن

هُ انتهَيْنا وارعَوَيْنا

أيها الصاحبُ قل لي

مثلُه في الأرض أيْنا

كفُّه بالمالِ حقاً

لا تقُلْ زوراً ومَيْنا

للبرايا انْبجسَتْ من

ه اثنَتا عشرةَ عَينا

حاطهُ الله تعالى

للورى كهفاً وزَيْنا

كي يرى في كل من يحْ

سُدُه عيباً وشَيْنا