عَلِيٌّ صَوتُهُ سَوطٌ

عَلِيٌّ صَوتُهُ سَوطٌ

عَلَينا لا عَلى الفَرَسِ

عَلَينا لا عَلى الفَرَسِ

Ali’s voice is a whip

Ali's voice is a whip

Upon us, not upon the horse.

Upon us, not the Persians

وَجُملَةُ ضَربِهِ ضَربٌ

وَجُملَةُ ضَربِهِ ضَربٌ

لِمُدَّرِعٍ وَمُتَّرِسِ

لِمُدَّرِعٍ وَمُتَّرِسِ

And all his playing is a beating

And his blow altogether a blow

For an armored man and a shield-bearer.

Against an armored and shielded one

يَقولُ السامِعونَ لَهُ

يَقولُ السامِعونَ لَهُ

رَماهُ اللَهُ بِالخَرَسِ

رَماهُ اللَهُ بِالخَرَسِ

The listeners say to him:

The listeners say about him

May God strike him dumb!

May God pelt him with muteness

وَخُذ يا رَبِّ مُهجَتَهُ

وَخُذ يا رَبِّ مُهجَتَهُ

إِذا غَنّى خُذي نَفسي

إِذا غَنّى خُذي نَفسي

And take, O my Lord, his soul

And take, O Lord, his brain

Whenever he sings, “Take my soul.”

When he sings, take my soul