1. يقولونَ المَعَرِّي مُلحِدٌ بَل

    منَ الإلحادِ قَد أبدَوا فُنونا

    They say al-Maʿarrī is an atheist; yet

    they have displayed many forms of atheism.

  2. فقلت مقالُكم ذا عن يَقينٍ

    وجزمٍ أم تَظُنُّونَ الظُّنونا

    So I said: Is this statement of yours based on certainty

    and conviction, or do you merely conjecture?

  3. فَقالوا بل عَنِ إيمانٍ وجَزمٍ

    ونحنُ لما نَقولُه موقِنونا

    They said: Rather, on faith and conviction,

    and we are certain of what we say.

  4. ألا لِلَّهِ دَرُّ أبِيكمُ إذ

    بإلحادٍ غَدَوتم تُؤمِنونا

    Ah, God bless your father, for

    you have come to believe in atheism!