صارَhas become قَدريmy standing فيamong الناسِpeople كاسمْيlike my name عليّاlofty (a play on Ali)
صارَ قَدري في الناسِ كاسمْي عليّا
ولسانيand my tongue بالصدقِwith truth أَضحىhas become مَليّاfull
ولساني بالصدقِ أَضحى مَليّا
My standing among people has become lofty, like my name, Ali.
My destiny among people became like my name Ali
And my tongue has become full of truth.
And my tongue through honesty turned affable
وكأنَّand as though الإلهَGod قالsaid لأجليfor my sake
وكأنَّ الإلهَ قال لأجلي
وجعلناand We made لسانَa tongue صدقٍtruth عَليّاexalted
وجعلنا لسانَ صدقٍ عَليّا
And it is as though God had said for my sake:
As if God said for my sake
“And We made an exalted tongue of truth.”
And made us a tongue of honest Ali