مُحَمَدٌ النَّبيُّ أَخي وَصِهري

مُحَمَدٌ النَّبيُّ أَخي وَصِهري

وَحَمزَةُ سَيِّدِ الشُهداءِ عَمّي

وَحَمزَةُ سَيِّدِ الشُهداءِ عَمّي

Muhammad the Prophet is my brother and my kinsman by marriage.

Muhammad, the Prophet, is my brother and kinsman

Muhammad the Prophet is my brother and my father-in-law,

And Hamza, master of the martyrs, is my paternal uncle.

And Hamza is the master of martyrs, my uncle

And Hamza, the Master of Martyrs, is my paternal uncle.

وَجَعفَرٌ الَّذي يُضحي وَيُمسي

وَجَعفَرٌ الَّذي يُضحي وَيُمسي

يَطيرُ مَعَ المَلائِكَةِ اِبنَ أُمّي

يَطيرُ مَعَ المَلائِكَةِ اِبنَ أُمّي

And Ja‘far, who morning and evening

And Ja'far who sacrifices morning and night

And Ja'far, who journeys morning and evening,

Flies with the angels, is my mother’s son.

The son of my mother flies with the angels

Flying alongside the angels, is the son of my mother.

وَبِنتُ مُحَمَّدٍ سَكَني وَعُرسي

وَبِنتُ مُحَمَّدٍ سَكَني وَعُرسي

مَشوبٌ لَحمُها بِدَمي وَلَحمي

مَشوبٌ لَحمُها بِدَمي وَلَحمي

And Muhammad’s daughter is my solace and my wife;

And the daughter of Muhammad settled in my home

And the daughter of Muhammad is my solace and my bride,

Her flesh is mingled with my blood and my flesh.

Her flesh mixed with my flesh and blood

Her flesh is intermingled with my blood and my flesh.

وَسبطا أَحمَدٌ وَلَداي مِنها

وَسبطا أَحمَدٌ وَلَداي مِنها

فَمَن منكم لَهُ سَهمٌ كَسَهمي

فَمَن منكم لَهُ سَهمٌ كَسَهمي

And Ahmad’s two grandsons are my two sons by her.

And the two grandsons Ahmad and from her

And the two grandsons of Ahmad are my sons from her;

So who among you has a share like mine?

Who among you has a share like my share?

So who among you holds a merit equal to mine?

سَبَقتُكُمُ إِلى الإِسلامِ طُرّاً

سَبَقتُكُمُ إِلى الإِسلامِ طُرّاً

غُلاماً ما بَلَغَتُ أَوانَ حلمي

غُلاماً ما بَلَغَتُ أَوانَ حلمي

I embraced Islam before you all,

I preceded you to Islam impetuously

I preceded you all to Islam, without exception,

As a boy, before I had reached the age of puberty.

A boy who had not reached the age of discretion

While yet a boy, before reaching the age of maturity.

أَنا البَطَلُ الَّذي لَن تُنكِرَوهُ

أَنا البَطَلُ الَّذي لَن تُنكِرَوهُ

لِيَومِ كَريهَةٍ وَلِيَومِ سِلمِ

لِيَومِ كَريهَةٍ وَلِيَومِ سِلمِ

I am the hero you will not deny,

I am the hero whom you will not deny

I am the hero whom you cannot deny,

For a day of battle and for a day of peace.

On the day of Kerbala and the day of peace

Ready for the day of adversity and the day of peace.

وَأَوجَبَ لي وِلايَتَهُ عَلَيكُم

وَأَوجَبَ لي وِلايَتَهُ عَلَيكُم

رَسولُ اللَهِ يَومَ غَديرِ خَمِّ

رَسولُ اللَهِ يَومَ غَديرِ خَمِّ

And he ordained for me his authority over you—

And the Messenger of Allah made it obligatory on you

And he mandated my authority over you,

The Messenger of God, on the day of Ghadir Khumm.

My authority on the day of Ghadir Khumm

The Messenger of Allah, on the Day of Ghadir Khumm.

وَأَوصاني النَبيُّ عَلى اِختيارٍ

وَأَوصاني النَبيُّ عَلى اِختيارٍ

بِبَيعَتِهِ غَداةَ غَدٍ بِرَحمِ

بِبَيعَتِهِ غَداةَ غَدٍ بِرَحمِ

And the Prophet charged me, by choice,

And the Prophet entrusted me with the choice

And the Prophet entrusted me, by his own selection,

With allegiance to him on the morrow’s morning, through kinship.

With his oath the morning after tomorrow at Rahmah

With his covenant for the morrow, a bond of mercy.

وَأَوصى بِي لِأُمَتِهِ لِحُكمي

وَأَوصى بِي لِأُمَتِهِ لِحُكمي

فَهَل فيكُم لَهُ قدمٌ كَقدمي

فَهَل فيكُم لَهُ قدمٌ كَقدمي

And he commended me to his community for my rule;

And he entrusted me to his nation for my rule

And he commended me to his nation to bear rule;

So is there anyone among you with standing like mine?

Is there anyone among you with a foot like my foot?

So is there anyone among you with standing like my standing?

فَوَيلٌ ثُمَّ وَيلٌ ثُمَّ وَيلٌ

فَوَيلٌ ثُمَّ وَيلٌ ثُمَّ وَيلٌ

لِجاحِدِ طاعَتي مِن غَيرِ جُرمِ

لِجاحِدِ طاعَتي مِن غَيرِ جُرمِ

So woe, then woe, then woe,

So woe, then woe, then woe

Therefore woe, and again woe, and yet again woe,

To whoever refuses me obedience, though I have done no wrong.

To the denier of my authority without crime

To the one who denies my authority without just cause.