1. Muhammad stood at Ghadir Khumm
And called out in a resonant voice

2. To all who came, Arab or non-Arab
And they gathered humbly around his tent

3. "Know that whoever takes me as his master
Ali here is now his master too

4. Protect him sincerely as his faithful guardian"
One of them objected in secret

5. "By your father's life, if he could
After you he would make this man a prophet too"

6. But we oppose their evil counsel
And do not wish for strife or enmity

7. The trustee of Muhammad, his sons' father
His heir, his steadfast, loyal knight

8. Granted guidance and wisdom as a child
As John was given while still a boy

9. Did he not receive guidance while people were confused?
And profess God's oneness, the Most High?

10. He prayed towards Jerusalem years
While it was banned, enduring patiently

11. The Book bears witness to him--do not reject
Its signs, deaf and blind

12. Purified from all impurity by him
And named the immaculate, faithful one