لَقَدindeed طَهَّرَpurified الرَحمانُthe All-Merciful آلَthe family of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
لَقَد طَهَّرَ الرَحمانُ آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ
وَأَذهَبَand removed عَنهُمfrom them رِجسَهُمtheir defilement وَهُدواand they were guided كُلّاall of them
وَأَذهَبَ عَنهُم رِجسَهُم وَهُدوا كُلّا
Indeed, the All-Merciful purified Muhammad’s family,
and removed their defilement from them; all were guided.
عَجِبتُI marvel لِقَومٍat people لاnot يَرَونَthey deem وَصِيَّهُhis designated successor
عَجِبتُ لِقَومٍ لا يَرَونَ وَصِيَّهُ
أَباAbu (father of) حَسَنٍHasan لِلأَمرِfor leadership يَومَon the day اِنتَدَواthey assembled أَهلاqualified
أَبا حَسَنٍ لِلأَمرِ يَومَ اِنتَدَوا أَهلا
I marvel at people who do not deem his designated successor,
Abu Hasan, fit for leadership on the day they assembled.
أَماIs it not that كانَthere was فيamong آلِthe family of النِبِيِّthe Prophet مُحَمَّدMuhammad
أَما كانَ في آلِ النِبِيِّ مُحَمَّد
بِزَعمِكُمُaccording to your claim مَنsomeone who يَشهَدُwitnesses العَقدَthe binding وَالحَلّاand the unbinding
بِزَعمِكُمُ مَن يَشهَدُ العَقدَ وَالحَلّا
Was there not among the family of the Prophet Muhammad,
by your own account, someone to witness the binding and unbinding?
كَذَبتُمyou have lied أَخوهُhis brother كانَwas فيهِمamong them وَعَمُّهُand his uncle
كَذَبتُم أَخوهُ كانَ فيهِم وَعَمُّهُ
أَشَدُّmost resolute الوَرىhumankind رَأياًin counsel وَأَوثَقُهُمand the firmest of them إِلّاin kinship
أَشَدُّ الوَرى رَأياً وَأَوثَقُهُم إِلّا
You have lied! His brother was among them, and his uncle,
most resolute of mankind in counsel, and firmest in kinship.
فَمَنthen whom كانَused to يؤَدعوهُcall upon him الرَسولُthe Messenger لِنَصرِهِto aid him
فَمَن كانَ يؤَدعوهُ الرَسولُ لِنَصرِهِ
إِذاwhen لَقَحَتgrew pregnant حَربٌwar وَمَنand who كانَwas لِلجُلّاfor the gravest ordeal
إِذا لَقَحَت حَربٌ وَمَن كانَ لِلجُلّا
Then whom did the Messenger call upon to aid him
when war grew pregnant, and who faced the gravest ordeal?
وَمَنand who كانَwas فيin دارِthe household of النَبِيِّthe Prophet خَليفَةًa deputy
وَمَن كانَ في دارِ النَبِيِّ خَليفَةً
كَهارونَlike Aaron مِنin relation to موسىMoses وَمَنand who بَسَطَspread العَدلاjustice
كَهارونَ مِن موسى وَمَن بَسَطَ العَدلا
And who was deputy in the Prophet’s household,
as Aaron was to Moses, and who spread justice?
وَمَنand who كانَwas مَولىpatron of مَنwhoever يُواليis loyal to مُحَمَّداًMuhammad
وَمَن كانَ مَولى مَن يُوالي مُحَمَّداً
وَمَنand who كانَwas أَسمىloftier فيin المُناسِبِlineages أَوor أَعلىhigher
وَمَن كانَ أَسمى في المُناسِبِ أَو أَعلى
And who was patron to whoever was loyal to Muhammad?
And who was loftier in lineage, or higher?
فَموسىthus Moses وَهارونَand Aaron كَأحمَدَlike Ahmad وَالرِضاand the approved one
فَموسى وَهارونَ كَأحمَدَ وَالرِضا
عَلِيٍّAli فَهَلso has مِنany ثالِثٍthird person نالَattained ذاthis الفَضلاdistinction
عَلِيٍّ فَهَل مِن ثالِثٍ نالَ ذا الفَضلا
Thus Moses and Aaron are like Ahmad and the approved one,
Ali—has any third attained this distinction?
أُخُوَّةُbrotherhood with خَيرِthe best of الناسِhumankind خَيرُthe finest مَزِيَّةٍdistinction
أُخُوَّةُ خَيرِ الناسِ خَيرُ مَزِيَّةٍ
فَأَينَso where بِكُمwith you عَنaway from هَذِهِthis أَوضَحواmake clear السُبلاthe paths
فَأَينَ بِكُم عَن هَذِهِ أَوضَحوا السُبلا
Brotherhood with the best of humankind is the finest distinction.
So where are you being led away from this? Make the paths clear!
وَأَربَعَةٌand four وَالمُصطَفىand the Chosen One خامِسٌa fifth لَهُمfor them
وَأَربَعَةٌ وَالمُصطَفى خامِسٌ لَهُم
أَفاضَhe spread عَلَيهِمover them مِرطَهُhis mantle وَتَلاand recited فَصلاa passage
أَفاضَ عَلَيهِم مِرطَهُ وَتَلا فَصلا
And four, with the Chosen One as their fifth—
he spread his mantle over them and recited a passage.
وَفيهِمand among them عَلِيٌّAli بِالكِساءِin the cloak مُلَقَّعاًwrapped
وَفيهِم عَلِيٌّ بِالكِساءِ مُلَقَّعاً
وَفيand in سورَةِthe surah of الإِنسانِAl-Insan (Humankind) أَمدحُهُhis praises تُتلىare recited
وَفي سورَةِ الإِنسانِ أَمدحُهُ تُتلى
And among them was Ali, wrapped in the cloak,
and in Surah Al-Insan his praises are recited.
وَإِنّيand indeed I لَأُعطيsurely grant أَوَّلَthe foremost الفَضلِmerit رُتبَةًin rank
وَإِنّي لَأُعطي أَوَّلَ الفَضلِ رُتبَةً
وَإِنand even if لامَنيreproach me قَومٌsome people لِأَوَّلِto the first مَنwho صَلّىprayed
وَإِن لامَني قَومٌ لِأَوَّلِ مَن صَلّى
And I surely grant the foremost rank of merit—
even if some people reproach me—to the first who prayed.
Sol 6.1