مَنwho كعليّlike Ali ذيpossessing الشجاعةcourage والرّضاand contentment
مَن كعليّ ذي الشجاعة والرّضا
لإصراخfor rescuing مَذعورٍa terrified person وإيواءand sheltering مطرودِone driven away
لإصراخ مَذعورٍ وإيواء مطرودِ
Who is like Ali, endowed with courage and contentment,
Who is like Ali, the valiant and content
in rescuing the terrified and sheltering the outcast?
To the screams of one terrified and banished in lament
ومَنand who كعليّlike Ali ذيpossessing السماحةmagnanimity والنَّدَىand generosity
ومَن كعليّ ذي السماحة والنَّدَى
لإسباغِfor lavishing إنعامfavor وإنجازand fulfilling موعودِwhat was promised
لإسباغِ إنعام وإنجاز موعودِ
And who is like Ali, endowed with magnanimity and generosity,
Who is like Ali, the tolerant and wise
in lavishing favors and fulfilling what was promised?
In bestowing favor and fulfilling a promise in kind
ومَنand who كعليّlike Ali ذيpossessing الرجاحةsound judgment والنُّهَىand wisdom
ومَن كعليّ ذي الرجاحة والنُّهَى
لإِفصاحfor clarifying إشكالٍan ambiguity وإدراكand attaining مقصودِan intended goal
لإِفصاح إشكالٍ وإدراك مقصودِ
And who is like Ali, endowed with sound judgment and wisdom,
Who is like Ali, the judicious and guided
in clarifying ambiguities and attaining what is sought?
In elucidating confusion and grasping meaning defined
ومَنand who كعليّlike Ali للوزارةfor the vizierate قائماًtaking charge
ومَن كعليّ للوزارة قائماً
عليهاover it بتصويبٍby lowering عليهاover it وتَصعِيدِand raising
عليها بتصويبٍ عليها وتَصعِيدِ
And who is like Ali, serving the vizierate,
Who is like Ali, administering rule
presiding over it, bringing low and raising high?
With reform and advancement, the realm to refine
ومَنand who كعليّlike Ali للإدارةfor administration سَالِكاًfollowing
ومَن كعليّ للإدارة سَالِكاً
لهاfor it نَهجَa path تليينleniency مَشُوبٍmingled بتشديدِwith firmness
لها نَهجَ تليين مَشُوبٍ بتشديدِ
And who is like Ali, pursuing in administration
Who is like Ali, governance undertaking
a path of leniency tempered with firmness?
With gentleness, though firmness, the path to outline
ومَنand who كعليّlike Ali للسياسةfor governance منفذاًcarrying out
ومَن كعليّ للسياسة منفذاً
أوامرorders تَنفيدٍdepletion وأحكامand decrees تَوطيدِconsolidation
أوامر تَنفيدٍ وأحكام تَوطيدِ
And who is like Ali, carrying out in governance
Who is like Ali, policy executing
orders of depletion and decrees of consolidation?
Through enforcing orders and laws to enshrine
ومَنand who كعليlike Ali فيin رضاthe pleasure of اللهGod حاكماًruling
ومَن كعلي في رضا الله حاكماً
بإيجادby bringing into being معدومwhat does not exist وإعدامِand abolishing مَوجُودِwhat exists
بإيجاد معدوم وإعدامِ مَوجُودِ
And who is like Ali, ruling in accordance with God's pleasure,
Who is like Ali, by God's wish decreeing
by bringing the nonexistent into being and abolishing the existent?
By initiating the non-existent and nullifying all designed
ومَنand who كعليِّlike Ali واصلِmaintaining الرّحمkinship ties التيthat
ومَن كعليِّ واصلِ الرّحم التي
تَمُتُّare connected بتقريبٍthrough nearness لَهto him أوor بِتَبعِيدِthrough remoteness
تَمُتُّ بتقريبٍ لَه أو بِتَبعِيدِ
And who is like Ali, maintaining the ties of kinship that
Who is like Ali, kinship ties sustaining
connect him to relatives, whether near or distant?
Through drawing them near or pushing them to recline