ظنّنا أنّه المهديُّ حقّاً

ظنّنا أنّه المهديُّ حقّاً

ولا تقعُ الأمور كما ظننّا

ولا تقعُ الأمور كما ظننّا

We thought that he was truly the Mahdi.

We thought he was the Mahdi, truly

But things do not turn out as we thought.

But things don't happen as we thought they would

ولا والله ما المهديُّ إلاّ

ولا والله ما المهديُّ إلاّ

إمامٌ فضلُه أعلى وأسْنى

إمامٌ فضلُه أعلى وأسْنى

No, by God, the Mahdi is none other than

No, by God, the Mahdi is none other than

an imam whose excellence is loftier and more exalted.

A leader whose excellence is supreme and lofty