Khun e naa haq baha, Karbala me yaa khuda

Zalzala paida huwa, laa ilaa ha illallah

Oh Allah! Innocent blood was spilled in Karbala

What a tragedy occurred – There is no God but Allah

Be halo pareshaan hai, rote hay Sayyad rasul

Zalzala paida huwa, muhammadun rasoolullah

The Holy Prophet is grief-stricken and troubled 

What a tragedy occurred – Muhammad is the messenger of Allah

Sar ko Shimra ne laga, Tan ko chodda khaak par

Rote hai shaahe Najaf, Alliyyun Waliyullah

Shmir severs his head leaving his body on the earth

The king in Najaf is weeping – Ali is Allah’s vicegerent

Sar ko utaara shah ki, sajde mei hay shah ka

Kat liya pyaasa gala, laa ilaa ha illallah

Imam Hussain was beheaded in prostration

His head was severed  while he was thirsty – there is no God but Allah

Khun baras ne laga, Aandhiya chalne lagi

Zalzala paida huwa, laa ilaa ha illallah

Blood was shed, arrows were flying

What a tragedy occurred – There is no God but Allah

Laash to uryaan hay, Summon se pamaal hay

Ro kar Zainab ne kahan, laa ilaa ha illallah

The corpses are left unattended, trampled under the hooves of horses

Zainab lamented and said – there is no God but Allah