فَهَل لَكَ أَبي حَسَنٍ عَليٍّ

لَعَلَ اللَهُ يُمكِن مَن قَفاكا

O my father Hasan, O Ali

Do you dare to face Abu Hasan, Ali?

Perhaps God will enable the one whose footsteps you follow

Perhaps God will empower the one who pursues you.

دَعاكَ إِلى البِرازِ فَكَفت عَنهُ

وَلَو بارَزتَهُ تَرِبَت يَداكا

You invited him to the battlefield, yet he held back

He called you to the duel, yet you held back from him,

Had you confronted him, your hands would have been sullied

And had you dueled him, your hands would have grasped the dust.