1. بالشرعِ أعلم ما البرهان ينكره

    والشرعُ أولى بما أولى وأقصدُهُ

    Through the revealed Law I know what rational proof denies;

    The Law is worthier of what it bestows, and I turn to it.

  2. الأينُ والكيفُ والأعضاءُ أجمعها

    مع القوى وبها أنثي وأحمدُهُ

    The 'where', the 'how', and all the bodily members,

    Together with the faculties—with these I extol and praise Him—

  3. له كما جاء في الشَّرع المطهر من

    زيغِ العقولِ ومن وهمٍ يحدده

    Are His, as stated in the Law, purified of

    The straying of intellects and any fancy that limits Him.

  4. لذاك جاء بإيمان يصدِّقه

    وحرم الفكر في ذاتٍ يعبده

    For that reason it brought faith that affirms Him,

    And forbade reflection on the Essence of Him one worships.

  5. أهلُ العقولِ عصوه فهي زيِّهمُ

    بما تولِّده والكشفُ يفسده

    People of intellect disobeyed Him; their intellects are their garb,

    Through what they produce, though unveiling refutes it.

  6. فظنها أنها في كلِّ ما نظرت

    أصابتِ الحقَّ والبرهانُ يعضده

    They suppose that, in everything they have considered,

    They have attained the truth, and rational proof supports it.