مَن كان أوّل من تصدّق راكِعاً

مَن كان أوّل من تصدّق راكِعاً

يوماً بخاتمَهِ وكان مُشيرا

يوماً بخاتمَهِ وكان مُشيرا

Who was the first to give alms while bowing,

Who was the first to donate while bowing in prayer one day his ring and was an advisor

one day, with his ring, while making a sign?

From that is the word of Allah that surely your guardian

مِن ذاك قولُ الله إنّ وليَّكُمْ

مِن ذاك قولُ الله إنّ وليَّكُمْ

بعد الرسولِ لِيُعلمَ الجمهورا

بعد الرسولِ لِيُعلمَ الجمهورا

From that came God's words: 'Indeed, your guardian

After the Messenger to let the public know

after the Messenger'—to inform the people.

And at the Bridge, you will see Ali standing

ولدى الصراط تَرى عليّاً واقِفاً

ولدى الصراط تَرى عليّاً واقِفاً

يَدعو إليه وليَّه المنصورا

يَدعو إليه وليَّه المنصورا

And at the Sirat Bridge you will see Ali standing,

Calling to it and to his victorious guardian

calling his victorious ally to himself.

Allah gave Ali everything

الله أعطى ذا عليّاً كلَّهُ

الله أعطى ذا عليّاً كلَّهُ

وعطاءُ ربّي لم يكنْ محظورا

وعطاءُ ربّي لم يكنْ محظورا

God gave Ali all of this,

And my Lord's gift was not prohibited

and my Lord's bounty was not withheld.

And Allah married him to the chaste Fatima

والله زوَّجهُ الزكيةَ فاطماً

والله زوَّجهُ الزكيةَ فاطماً

في ظلِّ طُوبى مَشهداً مَحضورا

في ظلِّ طُوبى مَشهداً مَحضورا

And God married him to pure Fatima,

In the shade of good tidings, a witnessed feast

in Tuba's shade, at a well-attended gathering.

The angels were then as numerous as pebbles

كان الملائكُ ثَمَّ في عددِ الحصى

كان الملائكُ ثَمَّ في عددِ الحصى

جبريلُ يَخطبهمْ بها مَسرورا

جبريلُ يَخطبهمْ بها مَسرورا

The angels were there, as numerous as the pebbles,

Gabriel asking for their hands, delighted

Gabriel addressed them concerning her, rejoicing,

Supplicating for them, and his prayer

يَدعو له ولها وكان دعاؤه

يَدعو له ولها وكان دعاؤه

لهما بخيرٍ دائماً مذكورا

لهما بخيرٍ دائماً مذكورا

praying for him and for her; and his prayer

Was for their eternal good, mentioned

for their welfare was ever remembered.

Until when the suitor finished, blessings

حتى إذا فرغَ الخطيبُ تَتابعت

حتى إذا فرغَ الخطيبُ تَتابعت

طُوبى تَساقطُ لؤلؤاً منثورا

طُوبى تَساقطُ لؤلؤاً منثورا

When at last the preacher finished, shower followed shower:

Of good tidings rained pearls scattered

Tuba rained down pearls, scattered abroad,

And the maidens of paradise hailed ruby

وتُهيلُ ياقوتاً عليهم مرّةً

وتُهيلُ ياقوتاً عليهم مرّةً

وتُهيل درّاً تارةً وشُذُورا

وتُهيل درّاً تارةً وشُذُورا

and showered rubies upon them at one time,

And hailed pearls another time and embers

and at another showered pearls and pieces of gold.

You see the Houri women snatching it

فترى نساءَ الحورِ يَنتهبونه

فترى نساءَ الحورِ يَنتهبونه

حُوراً بذلك يَحتذين الحُورا

حُوراً بذلك يَحتذين الحُورا

Then you see the houri women snatching it up,

Houries with that modeling the Houri

houris, in this emulating other houris.

To Judgement Day between them a gift

فإلى القيامةِ بينهنّ هديّةٌ

فإلى القيامةِ بينهنّ هديّةٌ

ذاك النِثارُ عشيَّةً وبكورا

ذاك النِثارُ عشيَّةً وبكورا

Thus, until the Resurrection, a gift remains among them:

That scattering, eve and dawn

that scattered treasure, evening and early morning.