1. أَرادَ عليٌّ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَصيدةً

    بِمَدْحِ أَميرِ المُؤْمِنينَ فَأَذَّنا

    Ali wished to recite a poem

    In praise of the Commander of the Faithful—so he called to prayer.

  2. فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لا تَعْجَلَنْ بِإقامَةٍ

    فَلَسْتُ عَلى طُهْرٍ فَقَالَ وَلا أَنا

    I said to him, “Do not hasten to give the call to begin prayer,

    For I am not ritually pure.” He said, “Nor am I.”