أتى جِبْرَئيلٌ والنبيُّ بِضَحوةِ

فقال أقِمْ والناسُ في الوَخْدِ تُمحَنُ

Gabriel came, and the Prophet at dawn

And said: Arise, though the people slumber

وبلِّغْ وإلاّ لم تبلِّغْ رسالةً

فحطَّ وحطَّ الناسُ ثمَّ وطَّنوا

And convey, or you will not have conveyed the message

So he descended, and the people descended, then settled

على شجراتٍ في الغديرِ تقادَمَتْ

فقامَ على رحلٍ يُنادي ويُعلِنُ

Upon trees in Al-Ghadir that have endured

So he stood on the saddle, calling out and declaring

وقال ألا مَنْ كنتُ مولاه منكمُ

فمولاه من بَعدي عليٍّ فأذعِنوا

"Now, whoever I am his master

Then his master after me is Ali, so obey him"

فقال شقيُّ منهم لِقرينهِ

وكم من شقيٍّ يَستذلُ ويَفتنُ

So, the wretched one among them said to his companion

And how many wretched slander and cause strife

يَمدُّ بضبعيهِ علِيّاً وإنّه

لما بالذي لم يؤتَه لَمُزيَّنُ

They stretch out their paws against Ali, and he

When he was not given what he was adorned with, is excellent

كأن لم يكنْ في قلبِه ثقةٌ بهِ

فيا عجباً أتّى ومن أينَ يؤْمَنُ

As if there was no confidence in him in his heart

How strange he came, and from where can he be trusted