وَand عَلِيAli مَنْwho? فَعَلِيٍّفيthen Ali, in الجلىgreat trials إذَاwhen
وَ عَلِي مَنْ فَعَلِيٍّفي الجلى إذَا
مَاemphasis after 'when' نُودِيَhe was called upon المُتَحَفِّزُthe ready, eager one العَزَّامُthe firmly resolute one
مَا نُودِيَ المُتَحَفِّزُ العَزَّامُ
And Ali—who is he? Ali, in great trials, when
Called upon, is ever ready and resolute.
مُتَثَبِّتٌdeliberate فيمَاin what انْتَوَاهُhe intended it مُصَمِّمٌdetermined
مُتَثَبِّتٌ فيمَا انْتَوَاهُ مُصَمِّمٌ
وَلَهُand he has عَلَىover النَّقْلِtransmission (possibly 'transmitters'; unclear) الكِثَارِthe many تَمَامُperfection
وَلَهُ عَلَى النَّقْلِ الكِثَارِ تَمَامُ
Deliberate in what he intends, determined,
And he surpasses the many transmitters in perfection [wording uncertain].
صَافِيpure الطَّوِيَّةِthe inner disposition لَيْسَthere is not فِيin إِعْلانِهِhis public declaration
صَافِي الطَّوِيَّةِ لَيْسَ فِي إِعْلانِهِ
صَلَفٌarrogance وَلاnor فِيin سِرِّهِhis inner self إِبْهَامُambiguity
صَلَفٌ وَلا فِي سِرِّهِ إِبْهَامُ
Pure of heart, his public speech contains no
Arrogance, nor his inner self any ambiguity.
Sol 6.1