ذاك قيمُ النارِ من قِيلُهُ

ذاك قيمُ النارِ من قِيلُهُ

خُذي عدوّي وذَري ناصِري

خُذي عدوّي وذَري ناصِري

That is the keeper of the Fire, whose words are:

That is the value of fire from its kindling,

'Take my enemy and spare my supporter.'

Take my enemy and leave my supporter

ذاك علي بن أبي طالبٍ

ذاك علي بن أبي طالبٍ

صهرُ النبيّ المصطفى الطاهرِ

صهرُ النبيّ المصطفى الطاهرِ

That is Ali ibn Abi Talib,

That is Ali ibn Abi Talib

son-in-law of the Prophet, the Chosen, the Pure.

The son-in-law of the Prophet Mustafa the Pure

حدّثنا وهبٌ وكان امرأ

حدّثنا وهبٌ وكان امرأ

يَصدق بالمنطقِ عن جابرِ

يَصدق بالمنطقِ عن جابرِ

Wahb related to us—he was a man

Wahb told us, and he was a man

truthful in speech—on Jabir's authority,

Who spoke the truth with eloquence from Jabir

أنّ عليّاً عاينَ المصطفى

أنّ عليّاً عاينَ المصطفى

ذا الوحيِ من مُقتَد قادِرِ

ذا الوحيِ من مُقتَد قادِرِ

that Ali beheld the Chosen One,

That Ali saw the Chosen One

the bearer of revelation from One mighty and powerful.

Receiving revelation from the All Powerful

عاينَه من جوعِه مُطِرقاً

عاينَه من جوعِه مُطِرقاً

صلّى عليه اللهُ من صابرِ

صلّى عليه اللهُ من صابرِ

He saw him, his head bowed with hunger—

He saw him bowed from hunger

may God bless him, so patient a man!

God's blessings be upon him, the steadfast

وظلَّ كالوالِه مّما رأى

وظلَّ كالوالِه مّما رأى

بِصِهرِه ذي النسب الفاخرِ

بِصِهرِه ذي النسب الفاخرِ

And he remained like one distraught by what he saw

And he remained like a devoted friend because of what he saw

in his kinsman by marriage, of illustrious lineage.

Regarding his noble son-in-law

يجولُ إذْ مرّ بذي حائطٍ

يجولُ إذْ مرّ بذي حائطٍ

يَسقي بدلوٍ غير مستأجِرِ

يَسقي بدلوٍ غير مستأجِرِ

He was wandering when he passed the owner of a walled garden,

He was passing by someone with a wall

watering with a bucket, employing no one.

Watering without being hired

قال له ما أنتَ لي جاعلٌ

قال له ما أنتَ لي جاعلٌ

بكلّ دلوٍ مُترَعٍ ظاهرِ

بكلّ دلوٍ مُترَعٍ ظاهرِ

He asked him, 'What will you give me

He said to him, why do you make

for each brimming bucket brought up?'

Every bucket full that is apparent?

فقال ما عندي سوى تمرةٍ

فقال ما عندي سوى تمرةٍ

بكلّ دلوٍ غيرَ ما غادرِ

بكلّ دلوٍ غيرَ ما غادرِ

He replied, 'I have nothing but a date

So he said I only have a date

for each bucket, without cheating.'

In every bucket that is not lacking

فأترع الدلَو إمامُ الهدى

فأترع الدلَو إمامُ الهدى

يَسقي به الماءَ من الخاسرِ

يَسقي به الماءَ من الخاسرِ

So the Imam of Guidance filled the bucket,

So the Imam of Guidance made the bucket overflow

drawing water with it from the loser,

Watering with it from the well

حتى استقى عشرينَ دلواً على

حتى استقى عشرينَ دلواً على

عَشر بقولِ العالِمِ الخابِرِ

عَشر بقولِ العالِمِ الخابِرِ

until he had drawn twenty buckets, plus

Until he drew twenty buckets

ten, according to the learned, well-informed one.

As the knowledgeable scholar said

ثم أتى بالتمرِ يَسعى به

ثم أتى بالتمرِ يَسعى به

إلى أخيه غيرَ مستأثِرِ

إلى أخيه غيرَ مستأثِرِ

Then he brought the dates, hastening with them

Then he came with the date, striving with it

to his brother, not hoarding them for himself.

To his brother, not withholding

فقال ما هذا الذي جئتَنا

فقال ما هذا الذي جئتَنا

به هداكَ اللهُ من زائرِ

به هداكَ اللهُ من زائرِ

He said, 'What is this you have come to us

So he said, what is this you brought us

with? May God guide you, visitor!'

May God guide you, visitor

فاقتصَّ ما قد كان من أمرِه

فاقتصَّ ما قد كان من أمرِه

في عاجلِ الأمر وفي الآخر

في عاجلِ الأمر وفي الآخر

So he recounted what had happened to him,

So he told what had happened

from the beginning of the matter to its end.

In the immediate and later matter

فضمَّه ثم دعا ربَّه

فضمَّه ثم دعا ربَّه

له بخيرٍ دائمٍ ما طِرِ

له بخيرٍ دائمٍ ما طِرِ

So he embraced him, then prayed to his Lord

Then he embraced him and supplicated his Lord

for lasting good to rain down upon him.

For him with lasting, untainted good