1. أعائشُ خلِّي عن عليٍّ وعيبِه

    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.

  2. وصيُّ رسولِ اللَه من دُونِ أهلِهِ

    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.

  3. وحسبُكِ منهُ بعضُ ما تعلمينهُ

    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.

  4. إذا قيل ماذا عبتِ منهُ رميتِه

    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.

  5. وليسَ سماءُ اللَهِ قاطرةً دماً

    لذاك وما الارضُ الفضاءُ بمائِدَه

    And God's sky is not raining blood

    Because of that, nor is the wide earth quaking.