أَناI عَلِيٌّAli وَاِبنُand son of عَبدِAbd المُطَّلِبal-Muttalib
أَنا عَلِيٌّ وَاِبنُ عَبدِ المُطَّلِب
مَهَذَّبٌrefined ذوpossessing سَطوَةٍmight وَذوand possessing حَسَبnoble lineage
مَهَذَّبٌ ذو سَطوَةٍ وَذو حَسَب
I am Ali, and the son of Abd al-Muttalib.
I am Ali, son of Abd al-Muttalib
I am Ali, and the son of Abd al-Muttalib,
Refined, possessed of might and noble lineage.
Well-mannered, mighty and noble bred
Refined, possessed of might and noble lineage,
قِرنٌa match in combat إِذاwhen لاقَيتَyou meet قِرناًa rival لَمnot أَهَبI fear
قِرنٌ إِذا لاقَيتَ قِرناً لَم أَهَب
مَنwhoever يَلقَنيmeets me يَلقَmeets المَناياdeaths وَالكَرَبand anguish
مَن يَلقَني يَلقَ المَنايا وَالكَرَب
A match in combat—when you meet a rival, I do not fear.
When horns clash with horns, I never dread
A warrior peer—when I meet a peer, I do not fear,
Whoever meets me meets death and anguish.
Who faces me, faces doom and death instead
Whoever meets me meets with doom and calamity.