وكانand was عليٌّAli أرمدَafflicted with eye inflammation العينِthe eye يبتغيhe seeks
وكان عليٌّ أرمدَ العينِ يبتغي
دواءًa remedy فلماso when لمdid not يحسَّfind مُداوياa healer
دواءً فلما لم يحسَّ مُداويا
And Ali, his eye inflamed, was seeking
a remedy; so when he found no healer,
شفاهُhe cured him رسولُthe Messenger of اللَهِGod منهُof it بتفلةٍwith a little spittle
شفاهُ رسولُ اللَهِ منهُ بتفلةٍ
فبُورِكَso he was blessed مرقياًreceiving a healing prayer وبُورِكَand he was blessed راقياreciting a healing prayer
فبُورِكَ مرقياً وبُورِكَ راقيا
God’s Messenger cured him of it with a little spittle.
So blessed was he who received the healing prayer, and blessed was he who recited it.
وقالand he said سأُعطيI shall give الرايةَthe banner اليومَtoday صارِماًa resolute man
وقال سأُعطي الرايةَ اليومَ صارِماً
كميّاًa valiant warrior مُحِبّاًloving للرسولِthe Messenger مُوالياloyal
كميّاً مُحِبّاً للرسولِ مُواليا
And he said, “Today I shall give the banner to a resolute man,
a valiant warrior who loves the Messenger and is loyal,
يُحِبُّhe loves الإلهَGod والإِلهُand God يُحبُّهُhe loves him
يُحِبُّ الإلهَ والإِلهُ يُحبُّهُ
بهthrough him يفتحُopens اللَهُGod الحُصونَthe fortresses الأوابياthe impregnable ones
به يفتحُ اللَهُ الحُصونَ الأوابيا
who loves God, and whom God loves;
through him God opens the impregnable fortresses.”
فأصفَىso he singled out بهاfor it دُونَabove البريةِcreation كلِّهاall of it
فأصفَى بها دُونَ البريةِ كلِّها
علياًAli وسماهُand called him الوزيرthe minister المُؤاخياthe one bound in brotherhood
علياً وسماهُ الوزير المُؤاخيا
So he singled out for it, above all creation,
Ali, and called him the minister bound to him in brotherhood.