حبُّlove of الوَصِيِّthe designated successor علامَةa sign
حبُّ الوَصِيِّ علامَة
فيamong الناسِpeople منone of أَقوىthe strongest الشُهودِwitnesses
في الناسِ من أَقوى الشُهودِ
Love of the Prophet’s legatee is a sign—
Love of the designated successor is a sign,
among humankind, one of the strongest testimonies.
among people, one of the strongest witnesses.
فَإِذاso when رَأَيتَyou see مُحِبَّهُone who loves him
فَإِذا رَأَيتَ مُحِبَّهُ
فَاِحكُمthen judge عَلىconcerning كرمٍnobility وجودِand generosity
فَاِحكُم عَلى كرمٍ وجودِ
So if you see one who loves him,
So when you see one who loves him,
judge him noble and generous.
then judge him to possess nobility and generosity.
وَإِذاand when رَأَيتَyou see مناصِباًan adversary
وَإِذا رَأَيتَ مناصِباً
مُتَعَلِّقاًclinging to حَبلَthe rope of الجحودdenial
مُتَعَلِّقاً حَبلَ الجحود
But if you see one hostile to him,
And when you see an adversary
clinging to the rope of denial,
clinging to the rope of denial,
فَاِعلَمthen know بِأَنَّthat طلوعَهُhis emergence
فَاِعلَم بِأَنَّ طلوعَهُ
منfrom أَصلِthe stock of آباءٍforefathers يَهودِJewish
من أَصلِ آباءٍ يَهودِ
then know that his very emergence
then know that he springs
is from the stock of forefathers who were Jews.
from the stock of Jewish forefathers.