أعلمانيtell me, you two أيّwhat برهانٍproof جَليclear
أعلماني أيّ برهانٍ جَلي
فتقولانِso you two speak بتفضيلِof the superiority of عليِّAli
فتقولانِ بتفضيلِ عليِّ
Tell me, you two: what clear proof
Show me any clear proof
would make you proclaim Ali's superiority,
That you give preference to me
بعدَماafter قامhe stood خطيباًas an orator مُعلِناًproclaiming openly
بعدَما قام خطيباً مُعلِناً
يومon the day of خُمِّKhumm باجتماعِat the gathering of المَحْفِلِthe assembly
يوم خُمِّ باجتماعِ المَحْفِلِ
after he stood as an orator, proclaiming openly,
After the orator stood up announcing
on the day of Khumm, amid the gathered assembly—
On the day of Khumm before the gathering
أحمدُAhmad الخيرthe good ونادىand he called out جاهِراًaloud
أحمدُ الخير ونادى جاهِراً
بمقالٍwith an utterance منهfrom him لمnot يُفْتَعَلِwas fabricated
بمقالٍ منه لم يُفْتَعَلِ
Ahmad the good—and cried out aloud
Ahmad the righteous called loudly
with words of his that were not fabricated?
With words from him uncontrived
قالَhe said إنّindeed اللهَGod قدhas خَبَّرنيinformed me
قالَ إنّ اللهَ قد خَبَّرني
فيin معاريضِthe allusions of الكتابِthe Book المُنْزَلِrevealed
في معاريضِ الكتابِ المُنْزَلِ
He said: “God has indeed informed me
He said that Allah had informed me
in the allusions of the revealed Book
In the divine revelation revealed
أنّهthat He أكملperfected ديناًa religion قيّماًupright
أنّه أكمل ديناً قيّماً
بعليِّthrough Ali بعدafter أنthat لمnot يَكْمُلِbe complete
بعليِّ بعد أن لم يَكْمُلِ
that He perfected an upright religion
That He perfected the upright religion
through Ali, after it had been incomplete.
Through Ali after it was incomplete
وهوand he سَيفيmy sword ولِسانيand my tongue ويديand my hand
وهو سَيفي ولِساني ويدي
ونَصيريand my helper أبداًalways لمnot يزلِceased
ونَصيري أبداً لم يزلِ
And he is my sword, my tongue, and my hand,
He is my sword, tongue and hand
and he has never ceased to be my helper.
My helper forever without cessation
وهوand he صِنويmy counterpart وصفييّand my chosen friend والذيand the one who
وهو صِنوي وصفييّ والذي
حبُّهlove for him فيat الحشرِthe final gathering خيرُthe best of العَمَلِdeeds
حبُّه في الحشرِ خيرُ العَمَلِ
And he is my counterpart, my chosen friend, and the one
He is my shield, elite and the one
love for whom at the final gathering is the best of deeds.
Whose love is the best deed on Resurrection
نورُهhis light نوريmy light ونوريand my light نورُهُhis light
نورُه نوري ونوري نورُهُ
وهوand he بيto me متّصلٌjoined لمnot يُفْصَلِbe severed
وهو بي متّصلٌ لم يُفْصَلِ
His light is my light, and my light is his light;
His light is my light and my light his
and he is joined to me, never severed.
Connected to me never separated
وهوand he فيكمamong you منfor مقاميmy position بدلٌa deputy
وهو فيكم من مقامي بدلٌ
ويلُwoe to منwhoever بَدَّلalters عهدَthe covenant of البَدَلِthe deputy
ويلُ من بَدَّل عهدَ البَدَلِ
And he is among you a deputy in my place;
He represents me among you
woe to whoever alters the covenant of that deputy!
Woe to those who break the covenant of succession
قولهhis word قوليmy word فمنso whoever يأمرُهُhe commands him
قوله قولي فمن يأمرُهُ
فَلْيُطِعْهُthen let him obey him فيهin it ولَيمتَثِلِand let him comply
فَلْيُطِعْهُ فيه ولَيمتَثِلِ
His word is my word; so whoever he commands,
His word is my word so whoever
let him obey him in it and comply.
Obeys him, should follow and submit
إنّماonly مولاكمyour master بعديafter me إذاwhen
إنّما مولاكم بعدي إذا
حانَcomes موتيmy death ودناand draws near مُرْتَحليmy departure
حانَ موتي ودنا مُرْتَحلي
Your only master after me, when
Indeed your master after me when
my death comes and my departure draws near,
My death comes and my days are done
ابنُthe son of عمّيmy paternal uncle ووصيِّand my executor وأَخيand my brother
ابنُ عمّي ووصيِّ وأَخي
ومُجيبيand the one who answered me فيamong الرَّعيلِthe band الأوّلِthe first
ومُجيبي في الرَّعيلِ الأوّلِ
is my cousin, my executor, and my brother,
Is my cousin, executor and brother
and the one who answered me among the first band.
And my confidante in the first band
وهوand he بابٌa gate لعلوميto my knowledge فسُقواso they were given to drink
وهو بابٌ لعلومي فسُقوا
ماءُwater of صَبرٍaloes بنقيعwith an infusion of الحنظلِcolocynth
ماءُ صَبرٍ بنقيع الحنظلِ
And he is a gate to my knowledge.” So they were given to drink
He is the gateway to my knowledge so drink
water of aloes with an infusion of colocynth.
The water of patience from his cup
قطّبواthey scowled فيin وجههِhis face وائتمرواand they took counsel
قطّبوا في وجههِ وائتمروا
بينهمamong themselves فيهabout him بأمرٍover a matter مُعْضِلٍdifficult
بينهم فيه بأمرٍ مُعْضِلٍ
They scowled in his face and took counsel
Turn to him and take council amongst yourselves
among themselves about him over a difficult matter.
Regarding him in perplexing matters
Sol 6.1