إِنَّindeed عَلِيّاًAli وَجَعفَراًand Ja‘far ثِقَتيmy trusted support
إِنَّ عَلِيّاً وَجَعفَراً ثِقَتي
عِندَwhen اِحتِدامِthe raging of الأُمورِaffairs وَالكُرَبِand hardships
عِندَ اِحتِدامِ الأُمورِ وَالكُرَبِ
Indeed, Ali and Ja‘far are my trusted support
when affairs and hardships rage.
أَراهُماI see them both عُرضَةَfit for اللِقاءِbattle إِذاwhen
أَراهُما عُرضَةَ اللِقاءِ إِذا
سامَيتُI vie for honor أَوor أَنتَميI trace my descent إِلىto حَسَبِancestral honor
سامَيتُ أَو أَنتَمي إِلى حَسَبِ
I see them both ready for battle whenever
I vie for honor or claim noble descent.
لاdo not تَخذُلاyou two forsake وَاِنصُراand you two support اِبنَthe son of عَمِّكُماyour uncle (both of you)
لا تَخذُلا وَاِنصُرا اِبنَ عَمِّكُما
أَخيmy brother لِأُمّيthrough my mother مِنfrom بَينِهِمamong them وَأَبيand my father
أَخي لِأُمّي مِن بَينِهِم وَأَبي
Do not forsake him; support the son of your uncle—
my brother among them, sharing my mother and father.
وَاللَهِby God لاnot أَخذُلُI forsake النَبِيَّthe Prophet وَلاand not
وَاللَهِ لا أَخذُلُ النَبِيَّ وَلا
يَخذُلهُforsakes him مِنamong بَنِيَّmy sons ذوpossessing حَسَبِancestral honor
يَخذُلهُ مِن بَنِيَّ ذو حَسَبِ
By God, I will not forsake the Prophet, nor
will any son of mine of noble standing forsake him.