أَشكو إِلى اللَهِ جَهلَ قَومٍ
قَد سَخِطَت ما اِرتَضى العُقولُ
I complain to God of the ignorance of a people
Who are displeased with what intellects find good.
قالوا لَنا قَولُ ما أَرَدنا
وَما لَكُم فيهِ أَن تَقولوا
They said to us, “Say what we want!
Who are you to speak?”
وَمَن بِحَقَقٍّ أَحَقُّ مِنّا
وَمُدَّانا لَنا الدَليلُ
And who is more truthful than us
When evidence points our way,
وَفي خُطانا لَنا ثَوابٌ
وَاللَهُ فينا بِنا الفَعولُ
And there is reward in our error,
Since God will judge us for what we do?
