غَدا جَامِعُ ابنِ العاصِ كهفَ أَئِمَّةٍ

فللهِ كَهْفٌ لِلأئِمَّةِ جَامِعُ

Tomorrow Ibn al-Aas's mosque is the cave of imams

So for the imams the mosque is a cave

لَقَدْ سَرَّنا أَنَّ القُضاةَ ثَلاثَةٌ

وأنكَ تَاجَ الدِّينِ لِلْقَوْمِ رَابِعُ

We were glad that the judges are three

And you are the crown of religion for the people, the fourth

بِهِمْ بِنْيَةُ الإسلاَمِ صَحَّتْ وكيف لا

تَصِحُّ وهُمْ أَرْكانُهَا والطَّبائِعُ

With them the structure of Islam became sound, and how not

When they are its pillars and leaders

فَهُمْ رُخَصاً أَبْدَوا لنا وَعَزَائماً

هُدِينا بها فَهْيَ النُّجُومُ الطَّوَالِعُ

They showed us licenses and strictnesses

We were guided by them, they are the rising stars

فَلاَ تَبْتَئِسْ إنْ وَسَّعَ اللهُ في الْهُدَى

مذاهبَنا بالعلمِ واللهُ واسعُ

So do not despair if Allah expanded

Our doctrines with knowledge, and Allah is All-Encompassing

تفَرَّقَتِ الآراءُ وَالدِّينُ واحِدٌ

وكُلٌّ إلى رَأْيِ مِنَ الحَقِّ رَاجِعُ

Opinions differed though religion is one

And each returns to an opinion of the truth

فَهذَا اخْتِلاَفٌ جَرَّ لِلْخَلْقِ راحَةً

كما اخْتلَفَتْ في الرَّاحَتَيْنِ الأصابعُ

So this is a difference that brought comfort to people

As fingers differ in the two hands