لاno فرضَobligation إلاّexcept فرضُobligation عَقدِpledging الوَلاallegiance
لا فرضَ إلاّ فرضُ عَقدِ الوَلا
فيat أوّلthe beginning of الدهرِtime وفيand in الآخِرَهْthe Hereafter
في أوّل الدهرِ وفي الآخِرَهْ
There is no obligation but the obligation of pledging allegiance,
No duty but the duty of loyalty
At the beginning of time and in the Hereafter,
In the beginning of time and its end
لأهلِto the people of بيتِthe house of المُصطفىthe Chosen One إنّهمindeed they
لأهلِ بيتِ المُصطفى إنّهم
صفوةُthe elect of حزبِthe party of اللهِGod ذيpossessor of المَغْفِرَهْforgiveness
صفوةُ حزبِ اللهِ ذي المَغْفِرَهْ
To the household of the Chosen One; indeed, they are
For the People of the House of the Chosen One they
The elect of the party of God, the Possessor of forgiveness.
Are the elite of the party of God the All-Forgiving
أعطاهُمُHe granted them الفضلَpreeminence علىover غيرهمothers besides them
أعطاهُمُ الفضلَ على غيرهم
بِسؤدُدِthrough the supremacy of البُرهانِproof والمقدرَهْand power
بِسؤدُدِ البُرهانِ والمقدرَهْ
He granted them preeminence over others,
He gave them virtue over others
Through the supremacy of proof and power.
With the proof of evidence and destiny
فهمso they are ولاةُholders of الأمرِauthority فيamong خَلقهHis creation
فهم ولاةُ الأمرِ في خَلقه
حُكّامُهHis judges الماضونَthose who hold sway فيthroughout أدهُرِهْHis ages
حُكّامُه الماضونَ في أدهُرِهْ
So they hold authority among His creation,
So they are the Guardians of His creation
His judges, who hold sway throughout His ages.
His rulers passing through the ages