انت مجيب فاين سواكYou are my answerer, so where is anyone but you?

مهما يقول علي جهولWhatever an ignorant person says about me,

اني اغالب شعر هواكI am overwhelmed by the poetry of your love.

مهما يقول علي جهولWhatever an ignorant person says about me,

اني اغالب شعر اهI am overwhelmed by the poetry of... ah.

انت حبيبي وانت طبيبيYou are my beloved, and you are my healer.

انت مجيب فاين سواكYou are my answerer, so where is anyone but you?

انت حبيبي وانت طبيبيYou are my beloved, and you are my healer.

انت مجيب فاين سواكYou are my answerer, so where is anyone but you?

ان يتولى امام يستشفع فيه ليعبرIf one takes an Imam as a patron, seeking his intercession to pass through,

يدعو معه ان يحشر (2x)He prays to be resurrected with him.

اما مجنون الحسين ان يرضى مولاهAs for the mad lover of Hussein, if his thirsty master is pleased,

ف يرضى بعذاب جهنمThen he is content with the torment of Hell.

يرضى بعذاب جهنمHe is content with the torment of Hell.

في مكارم الاخلاقIn noble character,

لا يحير العشاقHe does not confuse lovers,

بل يسود من الاعناقBut rather leads them by their necks.

لا تقسوه وتلوموهDo not be harsh with him, nor blame him,

فالمجنون كباقي الناسFor the madman is like the rest of humanity.

كل تقاه هداه رؤاه بين حسين والعباس (2x)All his piety, his guidance, his visions are between Hussein and Abbas.

يا جد القائمO grandfather of the Awaited One (Imam Mahdi),

هل في عينه عمي النظر يعقوباIs it that his eyes are blind like Jacob's?

يتبع الاثرHe follows the traces.

في كل ماتمك حضرHe attends every one of your mourning gatherings.

مهموما حاسراGrieved and bareheaded,

الحزن بوجهه يجرحSorrow wounds his face.

الآه بصوته تفصحThe sighs in his voice speak out.

الدمع بعينه يفضحTears in his eyes expose him.

فاح دارنا بالورد لو به يمر المهديOur home is fragrant with roses, if Mahdi passes through it.

دمعنا همى بلا استئذانOur tears flowed without permission.

احسبه يندب جداه يا مذبوح ويا عطشان (2x)I imagine him lamenting, "O my grandfather, O slaughtered one, O thirsty one!"

هذا ماتم جدك ليتك تحضر يا مولاي الانThis is the mourning gathering for your grandfather; I wish you would attend, O my Master, now.

هذا ماتم جدك ليتك تحضر يا مولاي مولاي الانThis is the mourning gathering for your grandfather; I wish you would attend, O my Master, my Master, now.

يا سلطان الالمO Sultan of pain,

لو يجمع حزن العالمIf all the sorrow of the world were gathered,

لا يعدل حزنك يا ظمي يوم العاشر بمحرمIt would not equal your sorrow, O thirsty one, on the tenth of Muharram.

يا محترق الخيمO one whose tents were burned,

أستار ظلال الجنةThe curtains of Paradise's shade

لا تعدل ثوب سكينةCannot equal Sakina's dress,

وهي تفر من الخيمةAs she flees from the tent.

يا محترق الخيمO one whose tents were burned,

أستار ظلال الكعبةThe curtains of the Kaaba's shade

لا تعدل ثوب سكينةCannot equal Sakina's dress,

وهي تفر من الخيمةAs she flees from the tent.

عندما هويت جريحاWhen you fell wounded,

والمخيم استبيحAnd the camp was violated,

خنجر بها يد الشمرThe dagger in Shimr's hand...

احضرني سيدي يا صاحب الزمانBe present for me, my master, O Master of the Age!

أقبل نحوك يدنو يدنوHe approaches you, drawing closer and closer.

تُسرعُ زينبُ للمقتلZaynab rushes to the place of slaughter.

يُغمى عليها، تصحوShe faints, then awakens,

تنظرُ بالرمحِ جمالُك يُحملand sees your beauty being carried on a spear.

يُغمى عليها، تصحوShe faints, then awakens,

تنظرُ بالرمحِ جمالُكand sees your beauty on the spear.