أعائشُO Aisha خلِّيleave off عنfrom عليٍّAli وعيبِهand faulting him
أعائشُ خلِّي عن عليٍّ وعيبِه
بماfor what ليسَis not فيهin him إنماonly أنتِyou والدهa mother
بما ليسَ فيه إنما أنتِ والده
O Aisha, leave Ali alone, and cease faulting him
For what is not in him; you are but a mother.
وصيُّdesignated successor رسولِMessenger اللَهGod منfrom دُونِto the exclusion of أهلِهِhis kin
وصيُّ رسولِ اللَه من دُونِ أهلِهِ
وأنتِand you علىto ماwhat كانَhappened منof ذاكthat شاهِدَهa witness
وأنتِ على ما كانَ من ذاك شاهِدَه
He is God's Messenger's designated successor, in preference to his kin,
And you are a witness to what happened in that regard.
وحسبُكِand sufficient for you منهُof him بعضُsome ماwhat تعلمينهُyou know it
وحسبُكِ منهُ بعضُ ما تعلمينهُ
ويكفيكِand it suffices you لوeven if لمdid not تعلميyou know غيرُother than واحِدَهone virtue
ويكفيكِ لو لم تعلمي غيرُ واحِدَه
Some of what you know of him is enough for you,
And it would suffice you even if you knew but one virtue.
إذاwhen قيلit is said ماذاwhat عبتِyou found fault with منهُin him رميتِهyou accused him
إذا قيل ماذا عبتِ منهُ رميتِه
بخذلِof failing to support ابنson of عفانٍAffan وماand not تلكthat آبدَهan enormity
بخذلِ ابن عفانٍ وما تلك آبدَه
When asked what fault you found in him, you accused him
Of failing to support Ibn Affan—and that is no enormity.
وليسَand is not سماءُthe sky of اللَهِGod قاطرةًraining دماًblood
وليسَ سماءُ اللَهِ قاطرةً دماً
لذاكbecause of that وماand not الارضُthe earth الفضاءُwide بمائِدَهquaking
لذاك وما الارضُ الفضاءُ بمائِدَه
And God's sky is not raining blood
Because of that, nor is the wide earth quaking.
Sol 6.1