ضَرَبتُهُ بِالسَيفِ فَوقَ الهامَه

بِضَربَةٍ صارِمَةٍ هَدّامَه

I struck him with the sword upon the crown of his head,

With a sharp, devastating blow,

فَبَكَّتَت مِن جَسمِهِ عِظامَه

وَبَيَّنَت مِن أَنفِهِ أَرغامَه

That shattered the bones within his frame,

And ground his nose into the dust of humiliation.

أَنا عَليٌّ صاحِبُ الصَمامَه

وَصاحِبُ الحَوضِ لَدى القِيامَه

I am Ali, possessor of unyielding resolve,

And the Master of the Fount on the Day of Resurrection,

أَخو رَسولِ اللَهِ ذي العَلامَه

قَد قالَ إِذ عَمّمني عَمامَه

Brother to the Messenger of God, bearer of the Divine Sign,

Who said, as he wound the turban upon my head:

أَنتَ أَخي وَمَعدَنُ الكَرامَه

وَمَن لَهُ مِن بَعديَ الإِمامَه

"You are my brother and the true mine of nobility,"

"And the one to whom the Imamate belongs after me."