أَحسِن بِهَذا الشَرعِ مِن مِلَّةٍ

يَثبُتُ لا يُنسَخُ فيما نُسِخ

This religion's law is better than any creed

It stands fast, is not abrogated nor abrogates

جاءَت أَعاجيبُ فَوَيحٌ لَنا

كَأَنَّنا في عالَمٍ قَد مُسِخ

Strange wonders have come, woe to us!

It's as if we live in a world bewitched

وَالجُسمُ كَالثَوبِ عَلى رَوحِهِ

يُنزِعُ أَن يُخلِقَ أَو يَتَّسِخ

The body's like a garment on its spirit

To be stripped off, recreated or wear out

وَالنَجلُ إِن بَرّاً وَإِن فاجِراً

كَالغُصنِ مِن أَصلِ أَبيهِ فُسِخ

Be the offspring righteous or corrupt

Like a branch from its father's root has sprung