لقد سَمعوا مقالَته بِخَمٍّ

لقد سَمعوا مقالَته بِخَمٍّ

غداةَ يضمُّهم وهو الغديرُ

غداةَ يضمُّهم وهو الغديرُ

They surely heard his pronouncement at Khumm,

They indeed heard his declaration at Khumm,

one morning, as the pool gathered them all.

On the morning it gathered them together—the pool.

فمن أولى بكم منكم فقالوا

فمن أولى بكم منكم فقالوا

مقالةَ واحدٍ وهمُ الكثيرُ

مقالةَ واحدٍ وهمُ الكثيرُ

“Who, then, has greater claim over you than you yourselves?” They replied

“Who, then, has a greater claim upon you than you yourselves?” They said

with one voice, though they were many:

With one voice, though they were many:

جميعاً أنتَ مولانا وأَوْلى

جميعاً أنتَ مولانا وأَوْلى

بنا منّا وأنتَ لنا نَذيرُ

بنا منّا وأنتَ لنا نَذيرُ

all together, “You are our master, with greater claim

All together: “You are our master, and have a greater claim

over us than we ourselves, and you are our warner.”

Upon us than we ourselves, and you are our warner.”

فقال لهم علانيّةً جِهاراً

فقال لهم علانيّةً جِهاراً

مقالةَ ناصحٍ وهمُ حُضورُ

مقالةَ ناصحٍ وهمُ حُضورُ

Then he spoke to them openly and aloud,

Then he said to them openly, aloud,

the words of a sincere counselor, while they were all in attendance:

A sincere adviser's words, while they were present:

فإنّ وليَّكم بعدي عليٌّ

فإنّ وليَّكم بعدي عليٌّ

ومولاكُم هو الهادي الوزيرُ

ومولاكُم هو الهادي الوزيرُ

“For indeed, your guardian after me is Ali,

“For indeed, your guardian after me is Ali,

and your master is he—the guide, the minister,

And your master is he—the guide, the minister.

وزيري في الحياةِ وعند موتي

وزيري في الحياةِ وعند موتي

ومن بَعدي الخليفةُ والأميرُ

ومن بَعدي الخليفةُ والأميرُ

my minister in life and at my death,

My minister in life and at my death,

and after me, the successor and commander.

And after me, the successor and commander.

فوالى اللهُ من والاهُ منكمْ

فوالى اللهُ من والاهُ منكمْ

وقابَلَهُ لدى الموتِ السرورُ

وقابَلَهُ لدى الموتِ السرورُ

So may God befriend whoever among you befriends him,

So may God befriend whoever among you befriends him,

and may joy meet him when death comes.

And may joy greet him at death;

وعادى اللهُ من عاداهُ منكمْ

وعادى اللهُ من عاداهُ منكمْ

وحلّ به لدى الموتِ النُّشورُ

وحلّ به لدى الموتِ النُّشورُ

And may God oppose whoever among you opposes him,

And may God oppose whoever among you opposes him,

and may the Resurrection befall him when death comes.”

And may resurrection come upon him at death.”