Author of the Nahjul-Balagha

The complete interpreter of the Qur"an,

Is a man well-known around?

Ali, son of Abu Talib

Ali, son of Abu Talib.

Second believer in Rasulallah,

Like the soul of the body of Islam,

Son-in-law of Muhammad (SAW),

Ali, son of Abu Talib,

Ali, son of Abu Talib.

After the Prophet Mostafa (SAW),

He is the leader of all mankind,

In all dimensions of life,

Ali, son of Abu Talib,

Ali, son of Abu Talib.

Judicious, humane, scholarly,

Great teacher of Hussain,

For `The epic of Ashura",

Ali, son of Abu Talib,

Ali, son of Abu Talib.

Righteous, devout, virtuous,

Muhammad, the high seer of all,

Says: "I am the city of Knowledge,

  Ali is the gate to it."

Ali, son of Abu Talib,

Ali, son of Abu Talib.

Words are unable to justify,

The bright eminent human being,

The man who went through the temptations of life

To culminate in immaculateness.

Ali, son of Abu Talib,

Ali, son of Abu Talib.