ضَرَبتُهُ بِالسَيفِ فَوقَ الهامَه

ضَرَبتُهُ بِالسَيفِ فَوقَ الهامَه

بِضَربَةٍ صارِمَةٍ هَدّامَه

بِضَربَةٍ صارِمَةٍ هَدّامَه

I struck him with the sword on the crown of his head,

I struck him with the sword upon the crown of his head,

With a cutting, devastating blow.

With a sharp, devastating blow,

فَبَكَّتَت مِن جَسمِهِ عِظامَه

فَبَكَّتَت مِن جَسمِهِ عِظامَه

وَبَيَّنَت مِن أَنفِهِ أَرغامَه

وَبَيَّنَت مِن أَنفِهِ أَرغامَه

So it battered the bones within his body,

That shattered the bones within his frame,

And showed his nose brought low in humiliation.

And ground his nose into the dust of humiliation.

أَنا عَليٌّ صاحِبُ الصَمامَه

أَنا عَليٌّ صاحِبُ الصَمامَه

وَصاحِبُ الحَوضِ لَدى القِيامَه

وَصاحِبُ الحَوضِ لَدى القِيامَه

I am Ali, wielder of the keen sword,

I am Ali, possessor of unyielding resolve,

And master of the Pool at the Resurrection,

And the Master of the Fount on the Day of Resurrection,

أَخو رَسولِ اللَهِ ذي العَلامَه

أَخو رَسولِ اللَهِ ذي العَلامَه

قَد قالَ إِذ عَمّمني عَمامَه

قَد قالَ إِذ عَمّمني عَمامَه

Brother of God's Messenger, who bears the sign.

Brother to the Messenger of God, bearer of the Divine Sign,

He indeed said, when he wound a turban around my head:

Who said, as he wound the turban upon my head:

أَنتَ أَخي وَمَعدَنُ الكَرامَه

أَنتَ أَخي وَمَعدَنُ الكَرامَه

وَمَن لَهُ مِن بَعديَ الإِمامَه

وَمَن لَهُ مِن بَعديَ الإِمامَه

“You are my brother and the source of nobility,

"You are my brother and the true mine of nobility,"

And the one to whom the imamate belongs after me.”

"And the one to whom the Imamate belongs after me."