Hai Karbal se Kunba Chalaa Hai

Qabre Hussaina, haaye alwida

The holy caravan has departed from Karbala

Farewell to the grave of Imam Hussain 

Zainab lipatkar laashe biraadar,

Kabre Hussaina – Haye alwida

Zainab threw herself on the corpse of her brother

Farewell to the grave of Imam Hussain 

Leila lipatkar lashe Akberse

Zakhme jigar ko – Haye alwida

Layla threw herself on the corpse of her son Akber

Farewell to Akbers wounded chest

Banu ghashme hay kabre Asgher par

Nani lahad ko, Haye alwida

Banu is grief stricken by the grave of her son (Asgher)

Farewell to his small little grave

Abbase alamdar fauj ke sardaar

Mashke Sakina – Haye alwida

Abbas the standard bearer of Imam Hussains army

Farewell to Sakina’s waterbag

Kumba jata hai Shehr e Madina

Gham ka tofa hai, Haye alwida

The caravan is going back to Madina

With a lot of grief, Farewell