1. أوَليس قد فُرضَت علينا طاعةٌ

    لأولي الأمورِ فهل لها تأويلُ

    Has obedience not already been enjoined upon us

    to those in authority—then is there an interpretation of it?

  2. ما كان خبّرنا بذاكَ محمدٌ

    خَبَراً له في المُسنداتِ أُصولُ

    What had Muhammad told us about that,

    in a report rooted in traditions with chains of transmission?

  3. إنّ الخليفةَ بعدَه هذا الذي

    فيها عليهِ من الخِطابِ يُحيلُ

    Indeed, the successor after him is this one

    to whom he refers therein in his address.