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O Ali, whom Ali has called

يا علي الذي دعوه عليا

1. O Ali, whom Ali has called
A mark that told of loftiness

١. يا عَلِيُّ الذي دَعَوْهُ عَلِيًّا
سِمَةً أَخْبَرَتْ عَنِ العَلْيَاءِ

2. You are like water, though not pure
And it is ugly for water to lack clarity

٢. أَنتَ كالماءِ غَيْرَ أَنْ لَسْتَ تَصْفُو
وقبيحٌ بالماءِ تَرْكُ الصَّفَاءِ

3. What virtue in friends if you
See them in the state of enemies

٣. أّيُّ فَضْلٍ للأَصدقاءِ إِذا كُنْ
تَ تراهم بحالةِ الأَعْداءِ

4. Every day comes with new creations
Disliked from the impure

٤. كُلّ يَوْمِ يأْتي بخَلْقٍ جديدٍ
غيرِ مستحسَن مِنَ الخُلَطَاءِ

5. You have changed colors oh sun, till
I said you have worn the skin of a chameleon

٥. قد تّلّوَّنْتَ أَيها الشمسُ حتَّى
قُلْتُ أُلْبِسْت جِلْدَةَ الحرباءِ