زعمواthey claimed أنّthat منwhoever أحَبَّloved علِيًّاAli
زعموا أنّ من أحَبَّ علِيًّا
ظلremained للفَقْرِof poverty لابساًwearing جِلبَابَاa cloak
ظل للفَقْرِ لابساً جِلبَابَا
They claimed that whoever loved Ali
They claimed that whoever loved Ali
remained clad in a cloak of poverty.
Remained clothed in the garb of poverty.
كذبُواthey lied كمmany أحبهloved him منof فقيرٍa poor man
كذبُوا كم أحبه من فقيرٍ
فَتَحَلّىand so adorned himself منof الغِنىwealth أَثْوَابَاrobes
فَتَحَلّى من الغِنى أَثْوَابَا
They lied! Many a poor man loved him
How untrue! Many poor men loved him yet
and adorned himself with robes of wealth.
Were adorned in the robes of wealth and fortune.
حرّفواthey distorted منطِقَspeech الوصيِّthe designated successor بمعنىًwith a meaning
حرّفوا منطِقَ الوصيِّ بمعنىً
خالَفُواthey departed from إذْwhen تأوّلُوهُthey interpreted it الصّوَابَاwhat was right
خالَفُوا إذْ تأوّلُوهُ الصّوَابَا
They distorted the designated successor’s words with a meaning;
They distorted the words of the Trustee
in interpreting them, they departed from what was right.
Going against the truth in their interpretation.
إنماonly قولُهُhis words ارفضواcast away عنكُمُfrom yourselves الدُّنْthe world (first part of الدنيا)
إنما قولُهُ ارفضوا عنكُمُ الدُّنْ
يَاcompletion of الدنيا, 'the world' إذاif كنتُمُyou are لناto us أحْبَابَاloved ones
يَا إذا كنتُمُ لنا أحْبَابَا
His words meant only: “Cast the world away from yourselves,
His words were: "Cast off this lowly world,
if you are our loved ones.”
If you would be our beloved companions."
Sol 6.1