إنِّي أخَالُ عَلِيَّا غَيْرَ مُرْتَدَعٍ

حَتَّى يُؤدَّى كِتَابُ اللهِ والذَّمَمُ

I think of Ali as one who is not impetuous,

Until the Book of God and the oaths are fulfilled,

حَتَّى تَرَى النَّقْعَ مَعْصُوباً بِلِمَّتِهِ

نَقْعُ الْقَبَائِلِ فِي عِرنِينِهِ شَمَمُ

Until you see the she-camel muzzled in its rope,

The muzzle of the tribes snarling in their encampment,

غضْبَانُ يَحْرِقُ نَابِيْهِ بِجَرَّتِهِ

كَمَا يَغُطُّ الْفَنِيقُ الْمُصْعَبُ القَطِمُ

Angry, burning his lips with his ember,

As the palm tree covers the laden stalks with its coat,

حَتَّى يُزِيلَ ابنَ حَرْبٍ في إِمَارَتِه

كَمَا تَنَكَّبَ تِيسُ الجَيْلَةِ الحلُمُ

Until the son of Harb is removed from his rule

As the he-goat of Al-Jaila turned away submissive,

أَوْ أَنْ تَرَوْهُ كَمِثَلِ الصَّقْرِ مُرتَئِباً

يَخْفُقْنَ مِنْ حَوْلِهِ العِقْبَانُ والرَّخَمُ

Or you see him like an eagle roosting aloft

With the crows and vultures wheeling around him.