أَنا عَلِيٌّ وَاِبنُ عَبدِ المُطَّلِب

مَهَذَّبٌ ذو سَطوَةٍ وَذو حَسَب

I am Ali, son of Abd al-Muttalib

I am Ali, and the son of Abd al-Muttalib,

Well-mannered, mighty and noble bred

Refined, possessed of might and noble lineage,

قِرنٌ إِذا لاقَيتَ قِرناً لَم أَهَب

مَن يَلقَني يَلقَ المَنايا وَالكَرَب

When horns clash with horns, I never dread

A warrior peer—when I meet a peer, I do not fear,

Who faces me, faces doom and death instead

Whoever meets me meets with doom and calamity.