أُحبّ الذي من ماتَ من أهل وُدِّهِ

أُحبّ الذي من ماتَ من أهل وُدِّهِ

تلقّاه بالبُشرى لدى الموتِ يَضحَكُ

تلقّاه بالبُشرى لدى الموتِ يَضحَكُ

I love the one who, when someone devoted to him dies,

I love the one who when death comes to his loved ones

greets him with glad tidings at death, smiling.

He is met with good tidings and smiles at death

ومن مات يَهوى غيرَه من عدوِّهِ

ومن مات يَهوى غيرَه من عدوِّهِ

فليس له إلاّ إلى النّارِ مَسلَكُ

فليس له إلاّ إلى النّارِ مَسلَكُ

And whoever dies loving another from among his enemies

And the one who dies still hating his enemy

has no path but to the Fire.

For him there is no path except towards hellfire

أبا حسن أَفديكَ نَفسي وأُُسرتي

أبا حسن أَفديكَ نَفسي وأُُسرتي

وما لي وما أصبحت في الأرضِ أمْلِكُ

وما لي وما أصبحت في الأرضِ أمْلِكُ

O Abu Hasan, I would ransom you with my life and my family,

Oh Abu Hassan I sacrifice myself and my family for you

and all that is mine, and all I now possess on earth.

What is mine and what have I acquired in this world

أبا حسن إنّي بفضلِكَ عارِفٌ

أبا حسن إنّي بفضلِكَ عارِفٌ

وإِنّي بحبلٍ من هواكَ لَمُمْسِكُ

وإِنّي بحبلٍ من هواكَ لَمُمْسِكُ

O Abu Hasan, I indeed know your excellence,

Oh Abu Hassan through your grace I have knowledge

and I surely hold fast to a cord of love for you.

And I hold fast to the rope of your love

وأنت وصيّ المُصطفى وابنُ عمِّهِ

وأنت وصيّ المُصطفى وابنُ عمِّهِ

فإنّا نُعادي مُبغضيكَ ونَتركُ

فإنّا نُعادي مُبغضيكَ ونَتركُ

And you are the Chosen One’s appointed successor and his cousin;

You are the successor of Al-Mustafa and his cousin

so we oppose those who hate you and forsake them.

We oppose those who hate you and leave them

ولاحٍ لحاني في عليٍّ وحِزبِهِ

ولاحٍ لحاني في عليٍّ وحِزبِهِ

فقلتُ لحاك اللهُ إنّك أعْفَكُ

فقلتُ لحاك اللهُ إنّك أعْفَكُ

And a critic reproached me over Ali and his followers,

I am a shining sword for Ali and his party

so I said, “May God curse you! You are a fool.”

I said to their warner, surely you are most forgiving

مُواليكَ ناجٍ مؤُمنٌ بيّنُ الهُدى

مُواليكَ ناجٍ مؤُمنٌ بيّنُ الهُدى

وقاليكَ معروفُ الضَّلالةِ مُشرِكُ

وقاليكَ معروفُ الضَّلالةِ مُشرِكُ

Whoever is loyal to you is saved—a believer, plainly guided;

Your loyal followers are true guided believers

and whoever hates you is known for misguidance—a polytheist.

While your enemies are well known polytheists