أهوَىI love عَلِياًAli أمِيرَCommander of المُؤمِنِينَthe Faithful وَلاَand do not
أهوَى عَلِياً أمِيرَ المُؤمِنِينَ وَلاَ
أرضَىI approve بِشِتمِof reviling أَبِيAbu بَكرٍBakr وَلاَnor عُمَرَاUmar
أرضَى بِشِتمِ أَبِي بَكرٍ وَلاَ عُمَرَا
I love Ali, Commander of the Faithful, and do not
approve of reviling Abu Bakr or Umar.
ولاnor أَقُولُI say وإنeven though لَمdid not يُعطِيَاthe two give فَدَكاًFadak
ولا أَقُولُ وإن لَم يُعطِيَا فَدَكاً
بِنتَthe daughter of الرَّسُولِthe Messenger ولاnor مِيراثَهُhis inheritance كَفَرَاthe two disbelieved
بِنتَ الرَّسُولِ ولا مِيراثَهُ كَفَرَا
Nor do I say—even though they did not give Fadak
to the Messenger’s daughter, or his inheritance—that they disbelieved.
اللهُGod يَعلَمُknows ماذاwhat يَأتِيَانِthe two will bring بِهِwith it
اللهُ يَعلَمُ ماذا يَأتِيَانِ بِهِ
يَومَon the Day of القِيَامَةِResurrection منby way of عُذرٍan excuse إذاwhen اعتَذَرَاthe two make their plea
يَومَ القِيَامَةِ من عُذرٍ إذا اعتَذَرَا
God knows what they will bring
on the Day of Resurrection as an excuse, when they make their plea.
إنَّindeed الرَّسُولَthe Messenger رَسُولَthe Messenger of اللهِGod قَالَsaid لَنَاto us
إنَّ الرَّسُولَ رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ لَنَا
إنَّindeed الوَلِيَّthe guardian عليٌّAli غَيرَnot ماat all (emphatic) هَجَرَاhe spoke deliriously
إنَّ الوَلِيَّ عليٌّ غَيرَ ما هَجَرَا
Indeed, the Messenger, the Messenger of God, said to us:
“Indeed, the guardian is Ali”—he was not speaking deliriously—
فيat مَوقِفَa station اللهُGod النَّبِيَthe Prophet بِهِin it
في مَوقِفَ اللهُ النَّبِيَ بِهِ
لمdid not يُعطِهِgrant it قَبلَهُbefore him منamong خَلقِهِHis creation بَشَرَاany human being
لم يُعطِهِ قَبلَهُ من خَلقِهِ بَشَرَا
at a station where God [placed] the Prophet,
which He had granted to no human being among His creation before him.
هُوَhe الإِمَامُthe imam إِمامُthe imam of الحَقِّtruth نَعرِفُهُwe know him
هُوَ الإِمَامُ إِمامُ الحَقِّ نَعرِفُهُ
لاnot كاللَّذَينِlike the two who استَزَلاّنَاthe two made us stumble بِمَاthrough what ائتَمَرَاthe two devised
لا كاللَّذَينِ استَزَلاّنَا بِمَا ائتَمَرَا
He is the imam, the imam of truth—we know him—
not like the two who made us stumble through what they devised.
مَنwhoever كَانَwas يُرغِمُهvexes him رُغمَاًvexation فَدَامَso may it endure لَهُfor him
مَن كَانَ يُرغِمُه رُغمَاً فَدَامَ لَهُ
حَتَّىuntil يَرَىhe sees أنفَهُhis nose بالتُّربِwith dust مُنعَفِرَاsmeared with dust
حَتَّى يَرَى أنفَهُ بالتُّربِ مُنعَفِرَا
Whoever is vexed by him—may that vexation endure for him,
until he sees his nose smeared with dust.
Sol 6.1