1. We thought he was the Mahdi, truly
But things don't happen as we thought they would
١. ظنّنا أنّه المهديُّ حقّاً
ولا تقعُ الأمور كما ظننّا
2. No, by God, the Mahdi is none other than
A leader whose excellence is supreme and lofty
٢. ولا والله ما المهديُّ إلاّ
إمامٌ فضلُه أعلى وأسْنى