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They claimed that whoever loved Ali

زعموا أن من أحب عليا

1. They claimed that whoever loved Ali
Remained clothed in the garb of poverty.

١. زعموا أنّ من أحَبَّ علِيًّا
ظل للفَقْرِ لابساً جِلبَابَا

2. How untrue! Many poor men loved him yet
Were adorned in the robes of wealth and fortune.

٢. كذبُوا كم أحبه من فقيرٍ
فَتَحَلّى من الغِنى أَثْوَابَا

3. They distorted the words of the Trustee
Going against the truth in their interpretation.

٣. حرّفوا منطِقَ الوصيِّ بمعنىً
خالَفُوا إذْ تأوّلُوهُ الصّوَابَا

4. His words were: "Cast off this lowly world,
If you would be our beloved companions."

٤. إنما قولُهُ ارفضوا عنكُمُ الدُّنْ
يَا إذا كنتُمُ لنا أحْبَابَا