لَم أَرضَ رَأيَ وُلاةِ قَومٍ لَقَّبوا

مَلِكاً بِمُقتَدِرٍ وَآخَرَ قاهِرا

I do not approve of the opinion of leaders who titled

One king "All Powerful" and another "Vanquisher"

هَذي صِفاتُ اللَهِ جَلَّ جَلالُهُ

فَاِلحَق بِمَن هَجَرَ الغُواةَ مُظاهِرا

These are attributes of Allah, may His glory be exalted

So adhere to the one who abandoned the transgressors openly

نَبغي التَطَهُّرَ وَالقَضاءُ جَرى لَنا

بِسِواهُ حَتّى ما نُعاينُ طاهِرا

We ought to purify ourselves, as judgement has been passed for us

By Him alone until we become pure

وَالناسُ في ظُلَمِ الشُكوكِ تَنازَعوا

فيها وَما لَمَحوا نَهاراً باهِرا

And people in the darkness of doubts disputed

Amongst themselves, and did not glimpse a clear dawn

نَمضي وَنَتَّرِكُ البِلادَ عَريضَةً

وَالصُبحُ أَنوَرَ وَالنُجومَ زَواهِرا

We shall proceed and leave the lands bare

As the dawn glows brighter and the stars shine

عِش ما بَدا لَكَ لَن تَرى إِلّا مَدىً

يُطوى كَعادَتِهِ وَدَهراً داهِرا

Live as much as you like, you will only see an extent

That is folded up according to its nature, and time that destroys

لا تولِدوا وَإِذا أَبى طَبعٌ فَلا

تئِدوا وَأَكرِم بِالتُرابِ مُصاهِرا

Do not give birth, and if a temperament refuses, then do not

Forcibly prevent it, and honor with dust those joined in marriage

وَالجِسمُ أَصلٌ فَرَّعَتهُ قُدرَةٌ

فَأَبانَ خالِقُهُ حَصىً وَجَواهِرا

And the body is an origin that ability cultivated

So its Creator manifested gems and jewels from it

كَم قائِمٍ بِعِظاتِهِ مُتَفَقِّهٍ في

الدينِ يوجَدُ حينَ يُكشَفُ عاهِرا

How many religious scholars are there whose sermons

Are found to be corrupt when unveiled

وَعَلِمتُ قَلبَ المَرءِ يَغرَقُ في هَوى

دُنياهُ خابَ مُكاتِماً وَمُجاهِرا

And I learned that the heart of man drowns in the passion of

His worldly life, failing in secret and openly

ماذا أَفَدتَ بِأَن أَطَلتَ تَفَكُّراً

فيها وَقدَ أَفنَيتَ لَيلَكَ ساهِرا

What did you gain by prolonging contemplation

Of it when you spent your night wakeful

وَخُمولُ ذِكرِكَ في الحَياةِ سَلامَةٌ

وَدَهاكَ مَن أَمسى لِذِكرِكَ شاهِرا

And the decline of your remembrance in life is safety

While its fervor made one who remembered you openly restless at night

فَتَجَنَّبَن مُتَوافِقَينِ عَلى الأَذى

مُتَخالِفَينِ بَواطِناً وَظَواهِرا

So avoid those who agree on harm

While disagreeing inwardly and outwardly

وَإِخالُنا في البَحرِ لَيسَ بِسالِمٍ

مِنهُ الَّذي رَكِبَ الغَوارِبَ ماهِرا

And our entry into the sea is not safe

From the one who rode the ships skillfully

مَلَكوا فَما سَلَكوا سَبيلَ الرُشدِ بَل

مَلَأوا الدِيارَ ضَوارِباً وَمَزاهِرا

They possessed but did not follow the path of righteousness, rather

They filled the lands with raids and flowers