يالقاصد قبر حسين

يا حسينO Hussein!

يا زاير لو قبره يلوح لعينك من بعيدO pilgrim, if his shrine appears to your eyes from afar,

حسين سلم واعقد النيةSend greetings upon Hussein and make your intention,

واقرأ الحمد والتوحيدAnd recite Surah Al-Hamd and Al-Tawhid.

واطلب من أبو حسين الحاجةAnd ask Abu Hussein for your need,

كل ما تطلب وش تريدWhatever you seek and whatever you desire.

أصعب وكل في الحاجاتEven the most difficult of all needs,

عنده بكل وقت سهلاتAre easy for him at all times.

طبع الرزق بالنياتSustenance is granted according to intentions,

وكل ما اطلب وأصير اللي يريدWhatever I ask, and I will be as he desires.

كل موقف له أسباب (2x)Every matter has its causes,

عن حسين أبو اليمهRegarding Hussein, the father of the Imams,

يا سامع خبر مشهورO listener, there is a well-known report,

عن حسين أبو اليمهRegarding Hussein, the father of the Imams,

يا سامع خبر مشهورO listener, there is a well-known report,

يتناقل بكل مجلسShared in every gathering,

وكل كل الكتب مذكورAnd recorded in all the books:

كل من يعتني يزورهWhoever makes the journey to visit him,

كل من إذا اعتنى يزورهWhoever sets out to visit his shrine,

يرد منه بقلب مسرورShall return from him with a joyful heart.

بقبره تبرد اللهفةAt his shrine, burning longing cools,

وجمرة حسرتك تطفىAnd the ember of your grief is extinguished.

إذا عندك مرض تشفى (2x)If you have an illness, you will be healed,

تبرى علتك ويطيبYour affliction is cured and healed

كل من يشم ترابه (2x)Whoever smells his soil,

لا تخلي العجب والشك ما بينك وبينه يحول (2x)Do not let doubt or wonder stand between you and him,

لو همك جبل ينزالEven if your sorrow is like a mountain, it will be removed,

وبفضل حسين يزولAnd by Hussein's grace it fades away.

كرامة خاصة الباريA special honor granted by the Creator,

إي الباريYes, from the Creator,

الدعاء بقبته مقبولThat prayers under his dome are answered.

ومن تتوجه بدعواكAnd when you turn with your supplication,

يا الزائر أريد انخاكO pilgrim, I implore you,

أريدك تدعي لي وياك (2x)I want you to pray for me along with you,

لتربة كربلاء حنيت ودموع الغربة سكابةI yearn for the dust of Karbala, while my tears of estrangement pour down,

ودموع الغربة سكابةAnd the tears of estrangement pour down.

يا زاير (6x)O pilgrim!

لو رحت انخاكIf you go, I plead with you,

لما توصل لقبرهWhen you arrive at his shrine,

عوض عني أريد تشم مكان اللي نزف نحرهOn my behalf, please kiss and scent the spot where his throat bled,

اختنقت ريتي وحنيتMy breath is choked and I long so deeply,

يا يوم أشم عطرهWhen will the day come that I can smell his fragrance?

وقل له خادمك ودهTell him your servant wishes

ينال ما يطلبه العندهTo attain what he seeks from him,

وقلبه ببابك شدهAnd he has tied his heart to your threshold.

علق لو حصل مرادهHe pledged that if his wish is granted,

يريد يمك من غيابه (2x)He will come back to you from his absence,

نذر نذر نذر نذرA vow, a vow, a vow, a vow,

للحسين لو رديت نذر اعتني لزحوفIf I return to Hussein, I have vowed to come crawling.

نذر للحسين لو رديت نذر اعتني زحوفA vow! If I return to Hussein, I have vowed to come crawling.

قلبي يسبق جدامي وبقبر ابو اليمه يطوفMy heart races ahead of my feet, circumambulating the shrine of the Father of the Imams.

واحني ضلوعي على الشباك واحضنه بلوعة الملهوفAnd I will bend my chest over the zarih, embracing it with the ache of the yearning.

انا واحني ضلوعي على الشباكAnd I will press my ribs against the sacred grille,

واحضنه واحضنه بلوعة الملهوفAnd embrace it, embrace it with the longing of a heartbroken soul.

واشكي ايش عندي من آلامAnd I will complain of whatever pains I carry,

واخبره بدورة الايامAnd tell him of the turns and cruelties of time.

وازور القبر جسام جسامAnd I will visit the grave of Jassim, Jassim,

قبل ما اودع ابو اليمهBefore I bid farewell to the Father of the Imams.

ازور اهلي وفى اصحابيI will visit my kin, the loyal ones among his companions,

ازور ازور اهلي وفى اصحابيI will visit, visit my kin, the loyal ones among his companions.

واتعنى لعضيد حسين عباس الاخو الوفاي (2x)And I will make my way to Hussein's stalwart brother, Abbas, the devoted brother,

اللي قبله ما قبل يشرب ويتهنى بلذيذ المايWho refused to drink before him or delight in the sweet water.

واقول له من قبر زينب (2x)And I will say to him, 'From the grave of Zaynab,

جايب لك انا سلامي وياي'I bring her greetings with me to you.'

غيور طباعه معروفهHe is chivalrous and zealous, famous for his noble nature,

كريم يحيي بضيوفهGenerous, welcoming his guests.

اعذره انا اعذره مقطع كفوفهI excuse him, I excuse him, for his hands are severed!

اي اعذره مقطع كفوفهYes, excuse him, for his hands were severed,

وراسه بالعمد مهشومAnd his head was crushed by the mace,

وبعينه السهم صابه (2x)And an arrow pierced his eye,

قضيت العمر واتمنى اعيش بحلم وبآمال وبآمال وبآمالI spent my lifetime hoping, living on dreams and wishes, and wishes, and wishes,

قضيت العمر واتمنى اعيش بحلم وبآمالI spent my lifetime hoping, living on dreams and wishes,

لو يدنى الأجل مني نعشي بكربلاء ينشالIf my final hour draws near, may my coffin be carried in Karbala.

يفروني على قبر حسين وش عندي ذنب ينزالMay they circle me around Hussain's shrine, and all my sins be wiped away.

يفروني يفروني على قبر حسينMay they circle me, circle me around Hussain's grave,

وش عندي ذنب ذنب ينزالand whatever sins I have be forgiven.

بجاه الطاهرة أمه أريد دفنتي يمهBy the honor of his pure mother, I desire to be buried beside him.

وأنا الخادم لأبو اليمة (2x)For I am a servant to the Father of the Imams.

حي ميت دليلي يصيحAlive or dead, my heart cries out:

آه يا حسين ومصابه"Oh, Hussain, and oh for his tragedy!"

حي ميت دليلي يصيحAlive or dead, my heart cries out:

آه يا حسين ومصابه (5x)"Oh, Hussain, and oh for his tragedy!"

آه آه آه آه آهAh, ah, ah, ah, ah!