يا جاهِلاً في نَصْرِ سُنَّةِ أَحْمَدٍ

صَبْراً عَلَى زُورِ الأَلَدِّ الأَبْلَدِ

O you who are ignorant of supporting Ahmad's Sunnah, have patience with the falsehood of the quarrelsome and dull-witted.

Ignore him who launches raids of harm against you with his tongue, publicly among the people.

دَعْ مَنْ يَشُنُّ عَلَيْكَ غَاراتِ الأَذَى

بِلِسانِهِ بَيْنَ الأَنامِ بمَشْهَدِ

For perhaps God spreads a man's virtue, previously unknown, through the very words of the envious.

You are criticized for nothing but a statement supported by and tethered to authentic evidence.

فلَرُبّما نَشَرَ الإلَهُ فَضِيلَةً

لِلْمَرْءِ قَدْ جُهِلَتْ بِقَوْلِ الحُسَّدِ

If this be a fault, then your fault is a eulogy that stands tall despite the deaf, obstinate rock.

Or if this be a sin, then your sin is an act of devotion to God, defying every detractor.

ما إنْ يُعابُ عَلَيْكَ غَيْرُ مِقَالةٍ

سُنِدَتْ ونيطتْ بالدّليلِ المسْنَدِ

O you who are ignorant of the knowledge of the Chosen One's family, from their earliest predecessors to those sought today:

Who among the Family of Taha ever shut the door of Ijtihad to the people? O fool, be guided!

إنْ كانَ ذا عَيْباً فعَيْبُكَ مِدْحَةٌ

قامَتْ على رَغْمِ الأَصَمِّ الْجَلْمَدِ

Who made blind imitation mandatory for one qualified for independent reasoning, saying 'You must imitate'?

Who said, 'Cast aside the Book and its knowledge'? Who said, 'Abandon the Tradition of Muhammad'?

أو كانَ ذا ذَنْباً فَذَنْبُكَ قُرْبَةٌ

عِنْدَ الإلَهِ بِرَغْمِ كُلِّ مُفَنِّدِ

Who claimed that the master of the source texts is misleading, or that one who seeks them is a transgressor?

Look into their registers; within their folds, you will find answers for both the accuser and the defender.

يا جاهِلاً عِلْماً لآلِ الْمُصْطَفَى

ما بَيْنَ سابِقِهِمْ وبَيْنَ أُلمقصُدِ

And if you are incapable and cannot decipher them, then ask the greatest scholars of our age and inquire.

There you will realize the weight of your words and the sheer ignorance you have displayed.

مَنْ سَدَّ بابَ الاِجْتهادِ عَلَى الْوَرَى

مِنْ آلِ طَهَ يا مُحَمَّقُ أُرشُدِ

And the virtue of an eye that perceives the truth will become clear to you, over the eye of the inflamed, ignorant one.

O you who claim love for the Prophet and his family, you know not what the love of those noble lions truly entails.

مَنْ أَوْجَبَ التَّقْلِيدَ بَعْدَ تَأَهُّلٍ

للاِجْتِهادِ وقَالَ حَتْماً قَلِّدِ

You have contradicted their path, swerved from guidance, and demolished the towering glory of majestic knowledge.

You assumed that the truth was merely what you presented—ignorantly, without research or scrutiny.

مَنْ قَالَ دَعْ عَنْكَ الْكِتابَ وعِلْمَهُ

مَنْ قَالَ أُتْرُكْ سُنَّةً لِمحمّدِ

O 'Amr, I am the one you know well; so what is it that you denounce in my sound and valid speech?

If you claim I have opposed Ahmad's Sunnah and have not bound myself to the school of the Pure Ones,

مَنْ قَالَ شَيْخُ الأُمّهاتِ مُضَلِّلٌ

مَنْ قَالَ طالِبُها عَلَيْهِمْ مُعْتَدِي

Then ask the eminent scholars and the assemblies: who is it that narrates the Imams' knowledge there, hand to hand?

Who adorns ears with the texts of 'Al-Majmu',' 'Al-Ahkam,' and the 'Amali' of the Guide?

أنْظُرْ دَفَاتِرَهُمْ تَجِدْ في طَيِّها

مِنْها لِمُتْهِمِ أَهْلِها والْمُنْجِدِ

And who perfumes the air with their 'Jami'' and their 'Shifa',' healing the heart of the thirsting soul?

And who has become the master swimmer of their ocean, diffusing the scent of 'Al-Azhar' like dewy fragrance?

وإذا عجزت ولم تطق تكشيفها

فاسأل أكابر عصرنا وتنشد

Or if you say my claim to independent reasoning is infirm, then ask the fields of knowledge—woe to you!—and be guided.

There you will learn who truly wades through their depths and roams freely, unlike one shackled by imitation.

فَهُنَاكَ تَعْلَمُ ما تَقُولُ وَمَا الّذي

أَبْدَيْتَهُ مِنْ جَهْلِكَ الْمُتَبدِّدِ

Ask the Imams among my teachers about a young man who has dived repeatedly into their vast seas.

And ask the noble students: who is the one who comes and goes, dedicating himself to solving their difficulties?

ويَبِينُ عِنْدَكَ فَضْلُ عَيْنٍ أَبْصَرَتْ

حَقّاً عَلَى عَيْنِ الْجَهُولِ الأَرْمَدِ

Come towards me if you possess any expertise, and test me in every branch of knowledge.

O you who have made a sport of my honor without just cause, how will you fare on the Morrow?

يا مُدَّعِي حُبَّ النَّبيّ وآلِهِ

لَمْ تَدْرِ ما حُبُّ الْكِرامِ الصُّيَّدِ

How will you answer when you are questioned? What have you prepared for the interrogation of that scene?

If you say that you follow the evidence and cast aside blind imitation when Muhammad's words are proven,

ناقَضْتَ مَذْهَبَهُمْ وحِفْتَ عَن الْهُدى

وهَدَمْتَ شامِخَ مَجْدٍ عِلْمٍ أَمْجَدِ

Then your excuse is more hideous than the crime you committed before, O you who are cloaked in ignorance!

So cease your attacks, O ignorant one; turn away from this path, leave it be, and keep your distance.

وظَنَنْتَ أَنَّ الْحَقَّ ما أبْديْتَهُ

جَهْلاً بِغَيْرِ تَطَلُّبٍ وتَفَقّدِ

You are not worthy to sip from its cups, nor are you fit to unveil its hidden, virgin beauties.

You have no part in the arrival or the return, nor do you care to uncover truth or investigate.

يا عَمْروُ إنّي مَنْ عَرَفْتَ فَما الذي

أَنْكَرْتَ مِنْ قَوْلي الصَّحيحِ الْجَيِّدِ

The bat regards darkness as its intimate friend; when the world is adorned with light, it vanishes.

And the rose—though it is a rose—always offends the dung beetle of the trash heaps with its dewy fragrance.

إن قُلْتَ قَدْ خالَفْتُ سُنَّةَ أَحمدٍ

وبِمذْهَبِ الأَطْهارِ لَمْ أتقيَدِ

Likewise the impotent man: should a beauty of captivating charm appear to him, he feels no passion.

This is the counsel of a pure heart, untainted by deceit; will anyone, one day, be guided by such counsel?

فَسَلِ الأماثِلَ والْمَحافِلَ مَنْ غَدا

يَرْوي بها عِلْمَ الأَئِمَّةِ عَنْ يَدِ

ويُشَنّفَُ الأَسْماعَ بالمجمُوع وال

أحْكَامِ ثمَّ أَماليٍ للِمُرْشَدِ

ويُضَمِّخُ الأَرْجَا بجامِعِ عِلْمِهِمْ

وشِفائِهم يَشِْي بهِ قَلْبَ الصَّدِي

وغَدَا الّذي يَدْري سِباحَةَ بَحْرِهِمْ

ويُضَوِّعُ الأَزْهارَ بالعَرْفِ النّدِي

أو قُلْتَ دَعْوَى الاِجْتِهادِ سَقِيمَةٌ

فَسَلِ المعارِفَ لا أبا لَكَ تَرْشُدِ

فهُناكَ تَعْلَمُ مَنْ يَخوضُ غِمارهَا

ويَجُولُ فيها لا كَجَوْلِ مُقَيَّدِ

وسَلِ الأَئِمَّةَ مِنْ شُيوخي عَنْ فَتىً

قَدْ غاصَ في بَحْرٍ لَهُمْ مُتَرَدِّدِ

وسل التلامذة الكرام من الذي

في حل مشكلهم يروح ويفتدي

وهَلُمَّ نَحْوِي إنْ يَكُنْ لَكَ خِبْرَةٌ

وعَلَيّ في كُلِّ المعارِفِ أوْرِدِ

يا مَنْ غَدا بالعِرْضِ مِنْي لاَعِباً

مِنْ غَيْرِ ذَنْبٍ كَيْفَ حالُكَ في غَدِ

كَيْفَ الْجَوابُ إذا سْئِلْتَ وما الّذي

أَغْدَدْتَهُ لسُؤالِ ذاكَ المشْهَدِ

إنْ قُلْتَ تَتَّبِعُ الدَّليلَ وتَطْرَح التَّقْل

يدَ عِنْدَ ثُبوتِ قَوْلِ مُحَمَّدِ

فالعُذْرُ أَقْبَحُ مِنْ جِنايَتِكَ التي

أَسْلَفْتَ يا مَنْ بالجَهَالَةِ مُرْتَدِي

فَدَعِ التَّعَرُّضَ يا جَهُولُ وعَدِّ عَنْ

هَذَا الطَّريقِ وخَلِّ عَنْهُ وابْعُدِ

ما أَنْتَ أَهْلاً لارْتِشافِ كُؤُوسِهِ

ما أَنْتَ أَهْلاً لاجْتِلاءِ الْخُرَّدِ

ما أَنْتَ في وِرْدٍ ولا صَدْرٍ وَلا

تُعْنَى بكَشْفِ حَقيقَةٍ وتَفَقُّدِ

إِنّ الْخُفاشَ يَرَى الظَّلامَ خَلِيْلَهُ

فإذَا تَحَلَّى بالضِّيا لم يُوجَدِ

والْوَرْدُ وَهْوَ الوَرْدُ يُؤذي دَائِماً

جُعَلَ الْمَزَابِلِ رِيحُهُ الرِّيحُ النَّدِي

وكَذلِكَ الْعِنِّينُ إن عَنَّتْ لَهُ

فَتَّانَةٌ في الْحُسْنِ لم يَتَوَجّدِ

هَذِي نَصِيحَةُ ما حِضٍ ما شَابِها

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