أَحْبَبْتُI loved مَنْwhoever وَالَىwas loyal to عَلِيّاًAli رَغْبَةًout of desire
أَحْبَبْتُ مَنْ وَالَى عَلِيّاً رَغْبَةً
فِيfor فَضْلِهِhis favor وَكَرِهْتُand I hated مَنْwhoever عَادَاهُwas hostile to him
فِي فَضْلِهِ وَكَرِهْتُ مَنْ عَادَاهُ
I loved whoever was loyal to Ali, longing
for his favor, and hated whoever was hostile to him.
هُوَhe ذَلِكَthat الْحَبْرُthe learned sage الَّذِيwho مَنْwhoever أَمَّهُcame to him
هُوَ ذَلِكَ الْحَبْرُ الَّذِي مَنْ أَمَّهُ
نَالَattained الرِّضَاapproval وَأُجِيبَand was answered مَنْwhoever نَادَاهُcalled upon him
نَالَ الرِّضَا وَأُجِيبَ مَنْ نَادَاهُ
He is that learned sage: whoever comes to him
wins approval, and whoever calls upon him is answered.
وَكَفَىand suffice بِسِبْطَيْهِwith his two grandsons إِمَامَاtwo imams of رَحْمَةٍmercy
وَكَفَى بِسِبْطَيْهِ إِمَامَا رَحْمَةٍ
نَالاboth attained مِنَof الرِّضْوَانِdivine favor مَاwhat قَصَدَاهُthey both sought it
نَالا مِنَ الرِّضْوَانِ مَا قَصَدَاهُ
And his two grandsons suffice, two imams of mercy;
both attained the divine favor they sought.
قَدْindeed عَزَّwas exalted مَنْwhoever وَالاهُwas loyal to him فِيin الدُّنْيَاthis world وَفِيand in
قَدْ عَزَّ مَنْ وَالاهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَفِي
يَوْمِthe Day of الْحِسَابِReckoning وَذَلَّand was abased مَنْwhoever بَادَاهُopenly opposed him
يَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ وَذَلَّ مَنْ بَادَاهُ
Indeed, exalted is whoever is loyal to him, in this world and on
the Day of Reckoning; abased is whoever openly opposes him.
فَاقْصِدْso turn لَهُtoward him وَاعْرِفْهُand know him وَاسْتَمْسِكْand hold fast بِهِto him
فَاقْصِدْ لَهُ وَاعْرِفْهُ وَاسْتَمْسِكْ بِهِ
تَلْقَyou will find الْهُدَىguidance وَكَفَىand suffices الْمُرِيدَthe seeker هُدَاهُhis guidance
تَلْقَ الْهُدَى وَكَفَى الْمُرِيدَ هُدَاهُ
So turn toward him, know him, and hold fast to him;
you will find guidance, and his guidance suffices the seeker.
وَإِذَاand when عَرَتْكَbefalls you مُلِمَّةٌan affliction فَاهْتِفْthen call out بِهِto him
وَإِذَا عَرَتْكَ مُلِمَّةٌ فَاهْتِفْ بِهِ
تَسْمَعْyou will hear بِقَلْبِكَwith your heart حَيْثُwherever كُنْتَyou are صَدَاهُhis echo
تَسْمَعْ بِقَلْبِكَ حَيْثُ كُنْتَ صَدَاهُ
And when an affliction befalls you, call upon him;
you will hear his echo with your heart, wherever you are.