أُقارِعُ أَعْدَاءَ الَّنِبيِّ وآلِهِ

أُقارِعُ أَعْدَاءَ الَّنِبيِّ وآلِهِ

قِرَاعاً يَفُلُّ البَيْضَ عِنْدَ قِراعِه

قِرَاعاً يَفُلُّ البَيْضَ عِنْدَ قِراعِه

I battle the enemies of the Prophet and his family

I strike the enemies of the Prophet and his family

in combat that blunts bright swords as they clash.

With a striking that makes the eggs crumble at his striking

وَأَعْلَمُ كُلَّ العِلْمِ أنَّ وَلِيَّهُمْ

وَأَعْلَمُ كُلَّ العِلْمِ أنَّ وَلِيَّهُمْ

سَيُجْزَي غَدَاةَ البَعْثِ صَاعاً بصَاعِهِ

سَيُجْزَي غَدَاةَ البَعْثِ صَاعاً بصَاعِهِ

And I know with perfect certainty that their loyal ally

And I know full well that their patron

will be repaid on Resurrection's morning, measure for measure.

Will be rewarded tomorrow after the resurrection, measure for measure

فَلا زَالَ مَنْ وَالاهُمُ في عُلُوِّهِ

فَلا زَالَ مَنْ وَالاهُمُ في عُلُوِّهِ

وَلا زَالَ مَنْ عَادَاهُمُ في اتِّضَاعِهِ

وَلا زَالَ مَنْ عَادَاهُمُ في اتِّضَاعِهِ

So may whoever is loyal to them ever remain exalted,

So he who supported them continues in his exaltation

and may whoever opposes them ever remain abased.

And he who opposed them continues in his humiliation

ومَعْتَزِلِيٌّ رَامَ عَزْلَ وِلايَتي

ومَعْتَزِلِيٌّ رَامَ عَزْلَ وِلايَتي

عَنِ الشَّرَفِ العَالي بِهِمْ وارتِفَاعِهِ

عَنِ الشَّرَفِ العَالي بِهِمْ وارتِفَاعِهِ

And a Muʿtazilite sought to sever my allegiance

And a dissenter tried to separate my loyalty

from the lofty honor and eminence it enjoys through them.

From their lofty nobility and exaltation

فَمَا طَاوَعَتْنِي النَّفْسُ في أَنْ أُطِيعَهُ

فَمَا طَاوَعَتْنِي النَّفْسُ في أَنْ أُطِيعَهُ

وَلا آذَنَ القُرآنُ لي في اتِّبَاعِهِ

وَلا آذَنَ القُرآنُ لي في اتِّبَاعِهِ

So my soul would not consent to my obeying him,

But my soul did not obey me in obeying him

nor did the Qur’an permit me to follow him.

Nor did the Qur'an permit me to follow him

طبعت على حب الوصي ولم يكن

طبعت على حب الوصي ولم يكن

لينقل مطبوع الهوى عن طباعه

لينقل مطبوع الهوى عن طباعه

I was fashioned to love the designated successor, and never could

I was imprinted with love for the successor, and it was not

one whose love is inborn be turned from his nature.

Possible for the imprinted passion to move from its imprinting