لاmay ... not قَدَّسَsanctify اللهُGod أَرْواحَthe souls of الرَّوافِضِthe Rafidites ماso long as
لا قَدَّسَ اللهُ أَرْواحَ الرَّوافِضِ ما
تَبَسَّمَsmiles البَرْقُthe lightning بَيْنَamid العارِضِthe cloud الهَطِلِpouring rain
تَبَسَّمَ البَرْقُ بَيْنَ العارِضِ الهَطِلِ
May God never sanctify the souls of the Rafidites, so long as
God did not sanctify the souls of the rejecters when
lightning smiles amid the rain-pouring cloud.
The lightning smiled between the passing rainclouds
قَوْمٌa people إذاif قُلْتَyou say مَلْعُونٌaccursed مُعاوِيَةٌMuawiya
قَوْمٌ إذا قُلْتَ مَلْعُونٌ مُعاوِيَةٌ
وياand O لِسِرِّfor the secret of أَميرthe commander of الْمؤْمِنينَthe faithful عَليAli
ويا لِسِرِّ أَمير الْمؤْمِنينَ عَلي
A people: if you say, 'Muawiya is accursed,'
A people, if you say "Cursed is Mu'awiyah"
and 'O, for the secret of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali!'
And "Oh, the secret of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali!"
فَأَنْتَthen you are عِنْدَهُمُin their eyes العَدْلُupright الرَّضِيُّapproved وإنْand even if
فَأَنْتَ عِنْدَهُمُ العَدْلُ الرَّضِيُّ وإنْ
رَفَضْتَyou reject شَرْعَthe law of رَسُولِthe Messenger of اللهِGod عَنْin كَمَلِentirety
رَفَضْتَ شَرْعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ عَنْ كَمَلِ
then, in their eyes, you are upright and approved, even if
Then you are, in their view, the pleasing justice, even if
you reject the law of God's Messenger in its entirety.
You rejected the law of the Messenger of God completely