رأيت الفقيهَ أبا طالب

إذا قلتُ مسألةً بتّها

I saw the jurist Abu Talib

When I posed a problem to him

لحازتْ يميناهُ جزْلَ العلومِ

وحازتْ يدا غيرِه سُحْتَها

His right hand grasped the essence of knowledge

While another’s hand grasped only its form

فيا صاديَ الفقرِ رِدْ بحرَه

ودعْ للظِّباءِ بها قلْتَها

So guide the destitute away from his sea

And leave the drivel to those who utter it

وطالبُ جودِ أبي طالب

يُحكّمُه فيه كيف اشتهى

Abu Talib is truly generous

Granting as he wishes whatever is sought

دعاني الى سدرةٍ عندَهُ

وبالغَ في هزّها وانتهى

He invited me to a jujube tree by his home

Shaking its fruit until they dropped

فقلتُ له دارُكم جنّةٌ

وسدرتُكم سدرةُ المنتهى

I said your home’s a paradise

Your jujube tree, the Lote Tree of the Furthest Boundary