A poem by Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya refuting Christian beliefs

أعباد المسيح لنا سؤالُ — نريد جوابه ممن وعاه O worshippers of Christ, we have a question for you — we seek its answer from those among you who understand. إذا مات الإله بصنع قومٍ — أماتوه فما هذا الإله؟ If God was killed by the actions of some people, then they killed Him — so what kind of god is this? وهل أرضاه ما نالوه منه — فبُشراهم إذا نالوا رضاه Was He pleased with what they did to Him? If so, then glad tidings to them, for they attained His pleasure. وإن سخط الذي فعلوه فيه — فقوّتهم إذا أوهت قواه But if He was displeased by what they did to Him, then their power overcame Him when they weakened His strength. وهل بقي الوجود بلا إلهٍ — سميعٍ يستجيب لمن دعاه؟ Was creation left without a God — One who hears and answers whoever calls upon Him? وهل خلت الطباق السبع لما — ثوى تحت التراب وقد علاه؟ Were the seven heavens emptied when He lay beneath the earth, covered by the dust above Him? وهل خلت العوالم من إلهٍ — يدبّرها وقد سُمرت يداه؟ Were all the worlds left without a God to govern them, while His hands were nailed? وكيف تخلّت الأملاك عنه — بنصرهم وقد سمعوا بكاه؟ How did the angels abandon Him, instead of aiding Him, when they heard His crying? وكيف أطاقت الخشبات حمل — الإله الحقُّ شدَّ على قفاه؟ How could pieces of wood bear the True God when He was fastened upon them? وكيف دنا الحديد إليه حتى — يخالطه ويلحقه أذاه؟ How could iron reach Him, touch Him, and cause Him harm? وكيف تمكّنت أيدي عِداه — وطالت حيث قد صفعوا قفاه؟ How could the hands of His enemies reach Him, and strike the back of His head? وهل عاد المسيح إلى حياةٍ — أم المحيي له ربٌّ سواه؟ Did Christ return to life by Himself, or was the One who gave him life another Lord? ويا عجباً لقبرٍ ضمّ ربّاً — وأعجب منه بطنٌ قد حواه How astonishing is a grave that enclosed a god; and even more astonishing is a womb that contained Him. أقام هناك تسعاً من شهورٍ — لدى الظلمات من حيضٍ غذاه He remained there for nine months in darkness, nourished by blood. وشقّ الفرج مولوداً صغيراً — ضعيفاً فاتحاً للثدي فاه Then he emerged from the womb as a small infant, weak, opening his mouth for the breast. ويأكل ثم يشرب ثم يأتي — بلازم ذاك هل هذا إله؟ He ate, then drank, then did what follows from that — is this what you call a god? تعالى الله عن إفك النصارى — سيُسأل كلهم عما افتراه Exalted is Allah above the falsehood of the Christians; they will all be questioned about what they fabricated. أعباد الصليب لأي معنى — يعظّم أو يُقبّل من رماه؟ O worshippers of the cross, for what reason is the one who cast it down condemned while it is honoured and kissed? وهل تقضي العقول بغير كسرٍ — وإحراقٍ له ولمن بغاه؟ Would sound minds not judge that it should be broken and burned, along with whoever invented such a thing? إذا رُكب الإله عليه كرهاً — وقد شُدّت لتسمير يداه Since God was forced upon it, and His hands were fastened to it with nails? فذاك المركب الملعون حقاً — فدُسه لا تُبِسْه إذا تراه Then that object is truly cursed — so throw it away; do not kiss it when you see it. يُهان عليه ربّ الخلق طرّاً — وتعبده فإنك من عداه The Lord of all creation was humiliated upon it, yet you worship it — so you have become among His enemies. فإن عظّمته من أجل أن قد — حوى ربّ العباد وقد علاه If you honour it because it supposedly carried the Lord of all servants and He was upon it… فهلاّ للقبور سجدت طرّاً — لضمّ القبر ربّك في حشاه؟ Then why do you not prostrate to every grave, since the grave contained your Lord within it? فيا عبد المسيح أفَقِ فهذا — بدايته وهذا منتهاه So, servant of Christ, wake up! For this is its beginning, and this is its end.