صوفِيَّةٌ ما رَضوا لِلصوفِ نِسبَتَهُم
حَتّى اِدَّعَوا أَنَّهُم مِن طاعَةٍ صوفوا
Sufis were not content to have their name traced to wool,
until they claimed that through obedience they had become Sufis.
تَبارَكَ اللَهُ دَهرٌ حَشوُهُ كَذِبٌ
فَالمَرءُ مِنّا بِغَيرِ الحَقِّ مَوصوفُ
Blessed be God! An age whose very stuffing is lies—
for every person among us is falsely described.
إِن أَثمَرَ الغُصنُ فَاِمتَدَّت إِلَيهِ يَدٌ
تَجنيهِ ظُلماً فَلَيتَ الغُصنَ مَقصوفُ
Whenever the branch bears fruit, a hand reaches toward it
to pluck it unjustly—if only the branch were broken!
Sol 5.6