عليّ عليه رُدتْ الشمسُ مَرَّةً

عليّ عليه رُدتْ الشمسُ مَرَّةً

بِطَيْبَةَ يوم الوَحْيِ بعدَ مَغيبِ

بِطَيْبَةَ يوم الوَحْيِ بعدَ مَغيبِ

For Ali, the sun was once brought back,

The sun once turned back for him

in Tayba, on the day of revelation, after sunset.

In Taybah, on the day of revelation after sunset

ورُدّتْ له أُخرى ببابلَ بعدَما

ورُدّتْ له أُخرى ببابلَ بعدَما

عَفت وتدلّت عينُها لِغُروبِ

عَفت وتدلّت عينُها لِغُروبِ

And it was brought back for him again in Babylon, after

And it turned back for him another time in Babylon after

it had faded and its orb had descended toward sunset.

It had set and its eye had dropped for the sunset

وقيلَ له أنذرْ عشيرَتكَ الأُولى

وقيلَ له أنذرْ عشيرَتكَ الأُولى

وهم من شبابٍ أربعينَ وشِيبِ

وهم من شبابٍ أربعينَ وشِيبِ

And he was told, “Warn your nearest kin.”

And he was told, "Warn your first clan

And they were forty, young men and gray-haired elders.

While they are in the prime of youth of forty and old age"

فقال لهم إنّي رسولٌ إليكمُ

فقال لهم إنّي رسولٌ إليكمُ

ولست أراني عندكم بِكذوبِ

ولست أراني عندكم بِكذوبِ

So he said to them, “I am a messenger to you,

So he said to them, "I am a messenger to you

and I do not see myself as a liar in your eyes.

And I am not seen among you as a liar

وقد جئتكمُ من عندِ ربٍّ مهيمنٍ

وقد جئتكمُ من عندِ ربٍّ مهيمنٍ

جَزيلِ العَطايا للجزيلِ وَهُوبِ

جَزيلِ العَطايا للجزيلِ وَهُوبِ

And I have indeed come to you from an all-watchful Lord,

And I have come to you from the Lord, the Guardian

lavish in gifts, a generous giver of great bounty.

Of abundant favors for the generous, and it is difficult

فأيُّكُم يَقفو مَقالي فأمْسِكوا

فأيُّكُم يَقفو مَقالي فأمْسِكوا

فقالَ ألا مِن ناطقٍ فَمُجِيبي

فقالَ ألا مِن ناطقٍ فَمُجِيبي

Which of you, then, will follow my words?” But they kept silent.

So which of you will keep pace with my words? Listen carefully!"

Then he said, “Is there no one to speak and answer me?”

Then he said, "Is there any speaker who will respond to me?"

ففازَ بها منهم عليٌّ وسادَهُم

ففازَ بها منهم عليٌّ وسادَهُم

وما ذاكَ من عاداتهِ بغريبِ

وما ذاكَ من عاداتهِ بغريبِ

So Ali, from among them, won it and became their chief.

So Ali prevailed over them and led them

And that was nothing unusual in his customary ways.

And that was not strange coming from him