منحتُI bestowed الهوىlove المحضَpure منّيfrom me الوصيّاthe appointed successor
منحتُ الهوى المحضَ منّي الوصيّا
ولاand not أمنحُI grant الودَّaffection إلاّexcept عليّاAli
ولا أمنحُ الودَّ إلاّ عليّا
I bestowed my pure love upon the appointed successor.
I gave unalloyed love to him as a trustee
And I grant my affection to none but Ali.
And I grant affection only to Ali
دعانيcalled me النبيُّthe Prophet عليهupon him السلامُpeace
دعاني النبيُّ عليه السلامُ
إلىto حُبّهloving him فأجبتُso I answered النبيّاthe Prophet
إلى حُبّه فأجبتُ النبيّا
The Prophet—peace be upon him—called me
The Prophet called me - peace be upon him -
To love him, and I answered the Prophet.
To love him, so I obeyed the Prophet
فعاديتُso I showed enmity فيهfor his sake وواليتُهand was loyal to him
فعاديتُ فيه وواليتُه
وكنتand I was لمولاهُto his ally فيهfor his sake وَليّاan ally
وكنت لمولاهُ فيه وَليّا
So I showed enmity for his sake and gave him my loyalty,
Thus I opposed and befriended for his sake
And for his sake I was an ally to his ally.
And was a loyal friend to his master
أقامhe halted بخمٌّat Khumm بحيثُwhere الغديرُthe pool
أقام بخمٌّ بحيثُ الغديرُ
فقالَthen he spoke فأسمعand made heard صوتاًa voice نَديّاringing
فقالَ فأسمع صوتاً نَديّا
He halted at Khumm, where the pool lay,
He stopped at a pool called Ghadir
Then he spoke, making a ringing voice heard:
And said - so I heard a loud call -
ألاbehold ذاthis one إذاwhen مِتُّI die مولاكُمyour master
ألا ذا إذا مِتُّ مولاكُم
فأفهمَهُso he made it understood العُرْبَthe Arabs والأعجميّاand the non-Arab
فأفهمَهُ العُرْبَ والأعجميّا
“Behold! When I die, this man is your master.”
"Now, when your master dies
So he made the Arabs and non-Arabs understand it.
Make the Arabs and non-Arabs understand"