صلى بحرفٍ مِنْ رغيفٍ كذا

مَنْ يعبدُ اللهَ على حرفِ

He prayed with a letter from a loaf, thus

Whoever worships God on one letter

وكفهم بالوعظِ لكنْ جبى

فأكلُهُمْ بالخمسِ والكفِّ

And preached to them, but he took

So he ate their fifth and palm

فاقتربتْ آخرُ صادٍ لهُ

إذْ لمْ يكنْ منْ أولِ الصفِّ

So the last nail approached him

When he was not from the first row