أَشْهدُ باللهِ وآلائِه

أَشْهدُ باللهِ وآلائِه

والمرءُ مأجورٌ على صِدقِهِ

والمرءُ مأجورٌ على صِدقِهِ

I bear witness by God and His bounties,

I bear witness by Allah and His signs

And a person is rewarded for his truthfulness,

And man is rewarded for his truthfulness

أن عليّ بنَ أبي طالبٍ

أن عليّ بنَ أبي طالبٍ

كان أمينَ اللهِ في خَلقِهِ

كان أمينَ اللهِ في خَلقِهِ

That Ali, son of Abu Talib,

That Ali ibn Abi Talib

Was God's trusted one among His creation.

Was the trustee of Allah among His creation

ما استبقَ الناسُ إلى غايةٍ

ما استبقَ الناسُ إلى غايةٍ

إلاّ حَوى السّبْقَ على سَبْقِهِ

إلاّ حَوى السّبْقَ على سَبْقِهِ

Never did people race toward a goal

No one preceded people to any goal

But he won the lead, adding to his earlier precedence.

Except that he surpassed them by his precedence