O Christ-worshippers – Poem by Ibn ul Qayyim
O Christ-worshippers, we have a question,
seeking its answer from those who [allegedly] understand.
إذا مات َ الإِ له ُ بِصُنْع قوم*أمَاتُوه ُ فَما هذَا الإِ لهُ؟
If The God was murdered by a people's action,
what kind of God is this – do you not understand?
وَ هَل ْ أرضاه ما نَالُوه ُ مِ نْهُ؟*ُفبُشْرَ اهم ْ إذا نالُوا رِ ضَاه
Was He pleased by what they did to Him?
If yes, glad tidings to them for achieving Pleasure Divine and Grand,
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وَ إِن ْ سَخِ ط َ الّذِى فَعَلُوه*ُفيه فَقُوَّ تُهُم ْ إِذًا أوْ هَت ْ قُوَ اه
But if He was discontented of their action on Him,
This means their power had subjugated His Power and Command!
وَ هَل ْ بَقِى الوُ جُود ُ بِلا َ إِله*سَمِ يع يَسْتَجِ يب ُ لَمِ ن ْ دَعَاهُ؟
Was the entire existence left without a God sustaining,
Or listening to the supplications [let alone answer] from across the land?
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وَ هَل ْ خَلَت ِ الطِّ بَاق ُ السَّبْع*ْلَمّا ثَوَ ى تَحت َ التُّرَ ابِ، وَ قَدُعَلاَه
And has there become a vacancy in the seven Heavens,
When He laid under the ground despite being above and beyond?
وَ هَل ْ خَلَت ِ الْعَوَ الُم ِ مِ ن إِله*يُدَبِّرهَا، وَ قَد ْ سُمِ رَ ت ْ يَدَاهُ؟
And were all the worlds left without a Divine Being,
to manage while nails pierced His Hand?
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وَ كَيْف َ تَخَلْت ِ الأَمْلاَك ُ عَنْه*بِنَصْرِ هِمُ، وَ قَد ْ سَمِ عُوا بُكاهُ؟
And how dare the Angels leave Him wailing,
Not helping nor saving – while watching from around?
وكيف أطاقت الخشبات حمل ال*إلهالحق مشدودا قفاه؟
How could the wooden sticks be bearing,
The Weight of the True God when He was fastened,
seeking its answer from those who [allegedly] understand.
إذا مات َ الإِ له ُ بِصُنْع قوم*أمَاتُوه ُ فَما هذَا الإِ لهُ؟
If The God was murdered by a people's action,
what kind of God is this – do you not understand?
وَ هَل ْ أرضاه ما نَالُوه ُ مِ نْهُ؟*ُفبُشْرَ اهم ْ إذا نالُوا رِ ضَاه
Was He pleased by what they did to Him?
If yes, glad tidings to them for achieving Pleasure Divine and Grand,
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وَ إِن ْ سَخِ ط َ الّذِى فَعَلُوه*ُفيه فَقُوَّ تُهُم ْ إِذًا أوْ هَت ْ قُوَ اه
But if He was discontented of their action on Him,
This means their power had subjugated His Power and Command!
وَ هَل ْ بَقِى الوُ جُود ُ بِلا َ إِله*سَمِ يع يَسْتَجِ يب ُ لَمِ ن ْ دَعَاهُ؟
Was the entire existence left without a God sustaining,
Or listening to the supplications [let alone answer] from across the land?
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وَ هَل ْ خَلَت ِ الطِّ بَاق ُ السَّبْع*ْلَمّا ثَوَ ى تَحت َ التُّرَ ابِ، وَ قَدُعَلاَه
And has there become a vacancy in the seven Heavens,
When He laid under the ground despite being above and beyond?
وَ هَل ْ خَلَت ِ الْعَوَ الُم ِ مِ ن إِله*يُدَبِّرهَا، وَ قَد ْ سُمِ رَ ت ْ يَدَاهُ؟
And were all the worlds left without a Divine Being,
to manage while nails pierced His Hand?
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وَ كَيْف َ تَخَلْت ِ الأَمْلاَك ُ عَنْه*بِنَصْرِ هِمُ، وَ قَد ْ سَمِ عُوا بُكاهُ؟
And how dare the Angels leave Him wailing,
Not helping nor saving – while watching from around?
وكيف أطاقت الخشبات حمل ال*إلهالحق مشدودا قفاه؟
How could the wooden sticks be bearing,
The Weight of the True God when He was fastened,
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وَ كيْف َ دَنَا الحَدِيد ُ إِلَيْه ِ حَتَّى*يُخَالِطَهُ، وَ يَلْحَقَه ُ أذَاهُ؟
And how could the iron nails pierce Him,
Thus harming Him, did He fail to withstand?
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وَ كيْف َ تَمكْنَت ْ أَيْدِى عِدَاه*وَ طَالت ْ حَيْث ُ قَد ْ صَفَعُوا قَفَاهُ؟
And how could His enemies' hands and grim,
reach Him and slap His rear – is this logical or sound?
وَ هَل ْ عَاد َ المَسِيح ُ إِلَى حَيَاة*أَم َ المُحْ يى لَه ُ رَ ب سِوَ اهُ؟
And was Christ – to Himself - reviving,
or was there another Reviver around?
وَ يَا عَجَبا ً لِقَبْر ضَم َّ رَ با*ُوَ أَعْجَب ُ مِ نْه ُ بَطْن قَد ْ حَوَ اه
Amazing that a grave – to God – was confining,
Stranger even is the belly in which He was inside!
أَقَام َ هُنَاك َ تِسْعا ً مِ ن ْ شُهُور*ُلَدَى الظُّلُمَات ِ مِ ن ْ حَيْض غِذَاه
For nine months, He was remaining,
Fed through blood, in darkness, shut-eyed!
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وَ شَق َّ الْفَرْ ج َ مَوْ لُودًا صَغِيرا*ُضَعِيفاً، فَاتِحا ً لِلثَّدْى فَاه
Then he was pulled out of the womb as a small baby,
Weak, for milk, he was gasping and open-mouthed!
وَ يَأْكُلُ، ثم َّ يَشْرَ بُ ، ثم َّ يَأْتِى*بِلاَزِ م ِ ذَاكَ ، هَل ْ هذَا إِلهُ؟
He ate and drank, and did what that resulted naturally,
Is this [what you call] a god? No logic found!
تَعَالَى الله ُ عَن ْ إِفْك ِ النَّصَارَ ى*ُسَيُسأَل ُ كُلَّهُم ْ عَمَّا افْترَ اه
High and Exalted be Allah above the lies of Christianity,
All of these liars will be held accountable for their libels so profound!
أَعُبَّاد َ الصَّلِيبِ، لأَى مَعْنِّى*يُعَظم ُ أو ْ يُقَبَّح ُ مَن ْ رَ مَاهُ؟
O Cross-worshippers, for what reasoning,
Is exalted or blamed those who reject it and throw it on the ground?
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وَ كيْف َ دَنَا الحَدِيد ُ إِلَيْه ِ حَتَّى*يُخَالِطَهُ، وَ يَلْحَقَه ُ أذَاهُ؟
And how could the iron nails pierce Him,
Thus harming Him, did He fail to withstand?
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وَ كيْف َ تَمكْنَت ْ أَيْدِى عِدَاه*وَ طَالت ْ حَيْث ُ قَد ْ صَفَعُوا قَفَاهُ؟
And how could His enemies' hands and grim,
reach Him and slap His rear – is this logical or sound?
وَ هَل ْ عَاد َ المَسِيح ُ إِلَى حَيَاة*أَم َ المُحْ يى لَه ُ رَ ب سِوَ اهُ؟
And was Christ – to Himself - reviving,
or was there another Reviver around?
وَ يَا عَجَبا ً لِقَبْر ضَم َّ رَ با*ُوَ أَعْجَب ُ مِ نْه ُ بَطْن قَد ْ حَوَ اه
Amazing that a grave – to God – was confining,
Stranger even is the belly in which He was inside!
أَقَام َ هُنَاك َ تِسْعا ً مِ ن ْ شُهُور*ُلَدَى الظُّلُمَات ِ مِ ن ْ حَيْض غِذَاه
For nine months, He was remaining,
Fed through blood, in darkness, shut-eyed!
ً
وَ شَق َّ الْفَرْ ج َ مَوْ لُودًا صَغِيرا*ُضَعِيفاً، فَاتِحا ً لِلثَّدْى فَاه
Then he was pulled out of the womb as a small baby,
Weak, for milk, he was gasping and open-mouthed!
وَ يَأْكُلُ، ثم َّ يَشْرَ بُ ، ثم َّ يَأْتِى*بِلاَزِ م ِ ذَاكَ ، هَل ْ هذَا إِلهُ؟
He ate and drank, and did what that resulted naturally,
Is this [what you call] a god? No logic found!
تَعَالَى الله ُ عَن ْ إِفْك ِ النَّصَارَ ى*ُسَيُسأَل ُ كُلَّهُم ْ عَمَّا افْترَ اه
High and Exalted be Allah above the lies of Christianity,
All of these liars will be held accountable for their libels so profound!
أَعُبَّاد َ الصَّلِيبِ، لأَى مَعْنِّى*يُعَظم ُ أو ْ يُقَبَّح ُ مَن ْ رَ مَاهُ؟
O Cross-worshippers, for what reasoning,
Is exalted or blamed those who reject it and throw it on the ground?
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وَ هَل ْ تَقْضِ ى العقول ُ بِغَيْر ِ كَسْر*وَ إحْ رَ اق لَهُ، وَ لَمِ ن ْ بَغَاهُ؟
Is it not logical for the cross to be broken,
along with the ones who innovated it and are crowned?
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إِذَا رَ كِب َ الإِ له ُ عَلَيْه ِ كُرْ ها*ُوَ قَد ْ شُدَّت ْ لِتَسْمِ ير يَدَاه
Since the God was placed on it while hating -
it and His Hands were fastened well and nailed?
فَذَاك َ المَرْ كَب ُ المَلْعُون ُ حَقا*ُفَدُسْهُ، لا تَبُسْه ُ إِذ ْ تَرَ اه
That is really a cursed cross to be carrying,
So, discard it, do not kiss it when it is sighted around!
يُهَان ُ عَلَيْه ِ رَ ب ُّ الْخَلق ِ طُرا*ُوتَعْبُدُهُ؟ فَإِنّك َ مِ ن ْ عِدَاه
The Lord of creation was humiliated on it and dying,
and you worship it? You are one of His enemies as those in the Holy Land!
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فإِن ْ عَظِّ مْتَه ُ مِ ن ْ أَجْ ل ِ أَن ْ قَد*ُحَوَ ى رَ ب َّ العِبَادِ، وَ قَد ْ عَلاَه
If – to the cross – you remain exalting,
Because to the Lord of the worshipper, it could withstand,
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وَ قَد ْ فُقِد َ الصَّلِيبُ ، فإِن*ًرَ أَيْنَا لَه ُ شَكْلاُتَذَكَّرْ نَا سَنَاه
And when the cross is hidden, then indeed,
Seeing what resembles it reminds of what happened.
فَهَلا ّ للقبور ِ سَجَدْت َ طُرا*لَضِّ م القبر ِ رَ بّك َ فى حَشَاهُ؟
So, why don't you prostrate yourself and worship grounds of burying,
Since, in the grave, your God was contained!
فَيَا عَبْد َ المِ سيح ِ أَفِقْ ،*ُفَهَذَا بِدَايَتُهُ، وَ هذَا مُنْتَهاه
So, Christ-worshippers, wake up and start seeing,
That this is what the matter in entirety – simply explained
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وَ هَل ْ تَقْضِ ى العقول ُ بِغَيْر ِ كَسْر*وَ إحْ رَ اق لَهُ، وَ لَمِ ن ْ بَغَاهُ؟
Is it not logical for the cross to be broken,
along with the ones who innovated it and are crowned?
ً
إِذَا رَ كِب َ الإِ له ُ عَلَيْه ِ كُرْ ها*ُوَ قَد ْ شُدَّت ْ لِتَسْمِ ير يَدَاه
Since the God was placed on it while hating -
it and His Hands were fastened well and nailed?
فَذَاك َ المَرْ كَب ُ المَلْعُون ُ حَقا*ُفَدُسْهُ، لا تَبُسْه ُ إِذ ْ تَرَ اه
That is really a cursed cross to be carrying,
So, discard it, do not kiss it when it is sighted around!
يُهَان ُ عَلَيْه ِ رَ ب ُّ الْخَلق ِ طُرا*ُوتَعْبُدُهُ؟ فَإِنّك َ مِ ن ْ عِدَاه
The Lord of creation was humiliated on it and dying,
and you worship it? You are one of His enemies as those in the Holy Land!
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فإِن ْ عَظِّ مْتَه ُ مِ ن ْ أَجْ ل ِ أَن ْ قَد*ُحَوَ ى رَ ب َّ العِبَادِ، وَ قَد ْ عَلاَه
If – to the cross – you remain exalting,
Because to the Lord of the worshipper, it could withstand,
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وَ قَد ْ فُقِد َ الصَّلِيبُ ، فإِن*ًرَ أَيْنَا لَه ُ شَكْلاُتَذَكَّرْ نَا سَنَاه
And when the cross is hidden, then indeed,
Seeing what resembles it reminds of what happened.
فَهَلا ّ للقبور ِ سَجَدْت َ طُرا*لَضِّ م القبر ِ رَ بّك َ فى حَشَاهُ؟
So, why don't you prostrate yourself and worship grounds of burying,
Since, in the grave, your God was contained!
فَيَا عَبْد َ المِ سيح ِ أَفِقْ ،*ُفَهَذَا بِدَايَتُهُ، وَ هذَا مُنْتَهاه
So, Christ-worshippers, wake up and start seeing,
That this is what the matter in entirety – simply explained
