ظنّنا أنّه المهديُّ حقّاً

ولا تقعُ الأمور كما ظننّا

We thought he was the Mahdi, truly

But things don't happen as we thought they would

ولا والله ما المهديُّ إلاّ

إمامٌ فضلُه أعلى وأسْنى

No, by God, the Mahdi is none other than

A leader whose excellence is supreme and lofty