فظنوه حيدر، مولايso they took him for Haydar, my master

ولست بناسٍ شبيه الرسولI will never forget the one who looked just like the Prophet

عليًا بحصد الأعدا يصولcharging like Ali, cutting the enemy down

يدير رحى الحرب في كفهturning the millstone of the battle in his hand

يدير رحى الحرب في كفهturning the millstone of the battle in his hand

فظنوه حيدر، فأحلى الفحولso they took him for Haydar, the finest of them all

فظنوه حيدرso they took him for Haydar

وفي وجه والده صورةand on his father's face there was a look

وفي وجه والده صورةand on his father's face there was a look

من البشرى عما يراه تقولof pure joy at what he was seeing

من البشرى عما يراه تقولof pure joy at what he was seeing

إلى أن تقدم بكرٌ لهuntil his firstborn stepped forward

إلى أن تقدم بكرٌ لهuntil his firstborn stepped forward

كما ريدي حقدٍ بفخرٍ يجولmoving proudly, the way he always did

كما ريدي حقدٍ بفخرٍ يجولmoving proudly, the way he always did

ولكن شبل الفتى قدهbut the young lion has his father's build

ولكن شبل الفتى قدهbut the young lion has his father's build

ومثل الليوث تكون الشبولand cubs turn out like the lions

ومثل الليوثand like the lions

فكبّر أحمد فوق الشمرAhmad called out God is greatest, above Shimr

فكبّر أحمد فوق الشمرAhmad called out God is greatest, above Shimr

وأوقف سفيان قرع الطبولand stopped Sufyan's drums dead

وأوقف سفيان قرع الطبولand stopped Sufyan's drums dead

رآه بغانمهم غانمًاHe saw him come away with everything they had

رآه بغانمهم غانمًاHe saw him come away with everything they had

وقد طبق الحرب عرضًا وطولand he had covered the battlefield end to end

وقد طبق الحرب، مولايand he had covered the whole battlefield, my master

رآه بغانمهم غانمًاHe saw him come away with everything they had

رآه بغانمهم غانمًاHe saw him come away with everything they had

وقد طبق الحرب عرضًا بطولand he had covered the battlefield end to end

عجيبٌ فما دارى المصطفىStrange, that al-Mustafa never knew

عجيبٌ فما دارى المصطفىStrange, that al-Mustafa never knew

يرى شبهه عافرًا في الرمىthat he would see his own likeness face down in the dust

ولاand no

ظميًا وتشرب منه القناthirsty, while the spears drank from him

ظميًا وتشرب منه القناthirsty, while the spears drank from him

خمسًا وتأكل منه النصولfive days, while the blades ate into him

ولم أدرِ لما هوى للثرىand I do not know, when he fell to the ground

فهل يا ترى وطئته الخيولwhether the horses really trampled over him

ظميًا وتشرب منه القناthirsty, while the spears drank from him

خمسًا وتأكل منه النصولfive days, while the blades ate into him

ولم أدرِ لما هوى للثرىand I do not know, when he fell to the ground

فهل يا ترى وطئته الخيولwhether the horses really trampled over him

إليه الحسين أتى عافرًاHussain came to him, covered in dust

إليه الحسين أتى عافرًاHussain came to him, covered in dust

فألفى لديه تنوح البتولand found Fatima there, mourning over him

فألفى لديه تنوح البتولand found Fatima there, mourning over him

رمى دمه نحو العرش العلاHe threw his blood up toward the highest Throne

ولاand no

رمى دمه نحو عرش العلاHe threw his blood up toward the highest Throne

ليسكن في الخلد دون نزولso it would settle in eternity and never come down

تمدد يدعوه يا أكبريHe stretched out calling him: my Akbar

تمدد يدعوه يا أكبريHe stretched out calling him: my Akbar

وكاد يموت بدمع همولand he almost died from how hard he wept

وكاد يموت بدمع همولand he almost died from how hard he wept

رمى دمه نحو عرش العلاHe threw his blood up toward the highest Throne

ليسكن في الخلد دون نزولso it would settle in eternity and never come down

تمدد يدعوه يا أكبريHe stretched out calling him: my Akbar

وكاد يموت بدمع همولand he almost died from how hard he wept

فيا زهر قلبي، لماذا الذبول؟Flower of my heart, why are you wilting?

ويا بدر عمري، لماذا الأفول؟Full moon of my life, why are you going down?

فيا زهر قلبي، لماذا الذبول؟Flower of my heart, why are you wilting?

ويا بدر عمري، لماذا الأفول؟Full moon of my life, why are you going down?

بلى لا ألومك يا ولديNo, I do not blame you, my son

قطعت الوصال لأجل الوصولYou cut the tie here so you could arrive there

فيا زهر قلبي، لماذا الذبول؟Flower of my heart, why are you wilting?

ويا بدر عمري، لماذا الأفول؟Full moon of my life, why are you going down?

بلى لا ألومك يا ولديNo, I do not blame you, my son

قطعت الوصال لأجل الوصولYou cut the tie here so you could arrive there

وا أكبراهOh, my Akbar

وا أكبراهOh, my Akbar

وا أكبراهOh, my Akbar

وا أكبراهOh, my Akbar