He was the master of both the Path and the Reality, a true knower who inherited the mantle of leadership and the sciences—so hold this fast.
Charitable, gracious, ever-giving—how great is the recompense Allah has stored for such a benefactor!
Among us he was a life-giving downpour, and his praise among us diffused like richly perfumed musk.
To us he was a garden whose rivers flowed from the ever-surging spring of his knowledge.
He stood among us a master born of masters—accept this verdict about him and believe it.
O his grave, rejoice in what you now contain: an ascetic, righteous, pure, God-fearing man.
By his dwelling you have become a meadow of Paradise; honour is yours, for you house a noble, divinely guided soul.
So may Allah have mercy on him, mend the fracture his loss has caused, and shower us with relief from His abundant bounty.
And by Your pardon, set right the poet who composed these verses; show him kindness, aid him, and bestow Your grace.
Then blessings upon the Prophet Muḥammad, the best of mankind, the one who ascended to Your Throne;
And join to him his noble family and companions in honour—for You are the most generous One who unites.

It is completed, and all praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

The righteous, devout shaykh Muḥammad Abū Ṭāhir al-Baʿlī al-Ḥanbalī (1) said, praising the Shaykh of Islam and of the Muslims, Imām Aḥmad Ibn Taymiyyah—may Allah have mercy on him and be pleased with him:
O Ibn Taymiyyah, most eloquent of scholars, you who have grasped the secrets of Allah’s religion