أَشْهدُ باللهِ وآلائِه

والمرءُ مأجورٌ على صِدقِهِ

I bear witness by Allah and His signs

And man is rewarded for his truthfulness

أن عليّ بنَ أبي طالبٍ

كان أمينَ اللهِ في خَلقِهِ

That Ali ibn Abi Talib

Was the trustee of Allah among His creation

ما استبقَ الناسُ إلى غايةٍ

إلاّ حَوى السّبْقَ على سَبْقِهِ

No one preceded people to any goal

Except that he surpassed them by his precedence