1. Ali excelled in generosity
And forbearance at the peak of endurance

2. My Lord guided him to the straightest path
By taking what's permitted and leaving what is forbidden

3. Like a lion with cubs still suckling
He feeds them until they are weaned

4. Then he becomes protective with jealousy and guarded
With arms like pillars ugly and muscular

5. With a hollow interior, noble waist
A firm build like a well-constructed edifice

6. Revelation roars at him in an unfamiliar tongue
Audible even over the clash and clamor

7. When war excites his soul, he rumbles
Swiftly marching forward into the fray

8. The lion of lions in the clash, a smasher
Like the whispers of night, a bloodied hammer

9. A noble steed of ancient pedigree
Like the neck of an ostrich, gloomy and somber

10. With an intense brow and sealing nose
Nicknamed the destroyer in valor

11. Scowling with purity, courageous and daring
Deafening any deafness, silencing any uproar

12. When lionesses see him they do not roar
For fear of death, they do not bare teeth

13. Fearful of the feared meeting, gloomy
Snarling in manner, harmful and malignant

14. In battle like the foremost flag
Making the enemy flee with known weapons

15. With fangs but no compromise
A pillar of strength with firm, determined jaws

16. Defending his rights without being subdued
You see the horses bleed from his attack

17. From throat to cheek, the color of red stain
He has often bloodied snobbish noses

18. When the lions shrink away, he does not refrain
Vicious and audacious with slyness and guile

19. Baring interlocked fangs with savagery
With awe and terror, seriousness and purpose

20. Throwing down the fierce lion, gloomy and dim
With eyes like flaming comets

21. And zeal like polished rocks
When whispering to himself, he says: decide!

22. Murmuring in his murmuring soul
More cutting than a sharp and clever tongue

23. Spreading his scent, tearing and ripping to shreds