Sol 6.1

  1. عليٌّ أميرُ المؤمنينَ أخو الهدى

    وأفضلُ ذي نعلٍ ومن كان حافيا

    Ali is Commander of the Faithful, brother of guidance,

    and the best of those wearing sandals and those who went barefoot.

  2. أَسَرَّ إليه أحمدُ العلمَ جملةُ

    وكان له دونَ البريّةِ واعِيا

    Ahmad confided the whole of knowledge to him,

    and he alone among creation retained it for him.

  3. ودوّنه في مجلس منه واحدٍ

    بألفِ حديثٍ كلُّها كان هاديا

    And he recorded it in a single sitting with him,

    in a thousand sayings, each offering guidance.

  4. وكلُّ حديثٍ من أولئك فاتحٌ

    له ألفَ بابٍ فاحتواها كما هيا

    And each of those sayings opened

    a thousand doors for him; he encompassed them just as they were.

  5. فبينا رسولُ الله يُملي أصابه

    نعاسٌ فأَغفى ساعةً مُتجافِيا

    Then, while the Messenger of God was dictating, he was overcome

    by drowsiness, and dozed for a while, leaning aside.

  6. فأملى عليهِ جبرئيلُ مكانَه

    من الوحيِ آياتٍ بها كان آتيا

    So Gabriel dictated to him in his place

    verses of revelation he had come bearing.

  7. فلمّا انجلى عنه النعاسُ كأنّه

    هلالٌ سرت عنه الغيومُ سَواريا

    And when drowsiness cleared from him, he was like

    a crescent moon from which night-roaming clouds had drifted away.

  8. تلا بعض ما خَطَت من الخبرِ كفُّه

    وكان لما أُوعي من العلمِ تاليا

    He recited some of the tidings his hand had inscribed,

    and he recited the knowledge that had been retained.

  9. فقال عليٌّ قال أنت محمد

    بل الروحُ أملاه عليكَ مُباديا

    Then Ali spoke, saying, 'You, Muhammad.'

    'Rather, the Spirit dictated it to you openly.

  10. أتاني به جبريلُ يُمليه معرِباً

    عليكَ فلم يَغفلُ ولم يكُ ناسيا

    Gabriel brought it to me, dictating it clearly

    to you; he was neither heedless nor forgetful.'