حضرْتُ لإسماعيلَ مجلسَ وعظِه
فصادفْتُ منه أُمّةً وهْو واحِدُ
I attended a gathering where Isma‘il preached,
And found in him an entire nation, though he was but one.
ورُمْتُ نُهوضاً من لديه فلم أُطِقْ
نُهوضاً لأنّي أثْقلتْني الفوائد
I tried to rise from his presence, but could not
rise, for his lessons had weighed me down.
فواللهِ ما أَدْرِي أتلك فَوائدٌ
تُقَرَّطُ آذاني بها أم فَرائد
By God, I cannot tell: are these lessons
that grace my ears, or pearls beyond compare?
Sol 5.6