أَنا عَلِيٌّ فَاِسأَلوني تُخبَروا

أَنا عَلِيٌّ فَاِسأَلوني تُخبَروا

ثُمَ اِبرُزوا إِلى الوَغى أَو أَدبِروا

ثُمَ اِبرُزوا إِلى الوَغى أَو أَدبِروا

I am Ali; ask me, and you shall be told.

I am Ali, so ask me and be informed,

I am Ali, so ask of me and you shall be informed,

Then come forth to battle, or turn back.

Then go forth to battle or turn back.

Then come forth to the tumult of war, or turn and flee.

سَيفي حُسامٌ وَسِناني يُزهِرُ

سَيفي حُسامٌ وَسِناني يُزهِرُ

مِنّا النَبِيُّ الطاهِرُ المُطَهَّرُ

مِنّا النَبِيُّ الطاهِرُ المُطَهَّرُ

My sword is a keen blade, and my spearhead gleams.

My sword is sharp and my spear blossoms,

My sword is a cleaving blade, and my spearhead gleams,

From among us is the pure, purified Prophet.

From us is the pure and purified Prophet,

From us comes the Prophet, the pure, the purified,

وَحَمزَةُ الخَيرِ وَصِنوي جَعفَرُ

وَحَمزَةُ الخَيرِ وَصِنوي جَعفَرُ

لَهُ جَناحٌ في الجِنانِ أَخضَرُ

لَهُ جَناحٌ في الجِنانِ أَخضَرُ

And Hamza the good, and my brother Ja'far.

And Hamza the good, and my two sons Ja'far,

And Hamza of Goodness, and my brother Ja'far,

He has a green wing in the gardens of Paradise.

He has a wing in Paradise ever green,

Who possesses a green wing in the gardens of Paradise.

ذا أَسَدُ اللَهِ وَفيهِ مَفخَرٌ

ذا أَسَدُ اللَهِ وَفيهِ مَفخَرٌ

وَفاطِمٌ عُرسي وَفيها مَفخَرُ

وَفاطِمٌ عُرسي وَفيها مَفخَرُ

This is the Lion of God, and in him is a source of pride.

This is the lion of God, in him is pride,

That one is the Lion of God, and in him is glory,

And Fatima is my wife, and in her is a source of pride.

And Fatima my bride, in her is pride,

And Fatima is my spouse, and in her is glory.

هَذا لِهَذا وَاِبنُ هِندٍ مَحجَرٌ

هَذا لِهَذا وَاِبنُ هِندٍ مَحجَرٌ

مُذَبذَبٌ مُطَّرِدٌ مُؤَخَّرُ

مُذَبذَبٌ مُطَّرِدٌ مُؤَخَّرُ

This is for this, and the son of Hind is hemmed in,

This is for that, and the son of Hind is stoned,

This virtue is ours, while the son of Hind is shut out,

wavering, driven off, held back.

Driven off, expelled, pushed back.

Wavering, driven away, and left far behind.