Ya Rasulalla Ya Nabiyalla, Qutilal Husainu bi Karbobala

O Prophet of Allah, Oh Messenger of Allah – Hussain has been killed in Karbala

Dekho ai baba, neze pe bhai, Luti gayi hai apni dulhari

Wa Aliyya, wa Aliyya – Ya Waliyallah. Qutilal Hussainu bi karbobala

Look O Father, my brothers head is atop a spear. Your daughter has been looted

Oh Ali, Oh Ali – Oh Vicegerent of Allah – Hussain has been killed in Karbala

Kethi ti Ramla ai mere Qasim, Beta mera hai pamaal Qasim 

Wa Hassan, Wa Hassan – Ya Mujtaba. Qutilal Hussainu bi karbobala

Ramla Was lamenting ‘O my Qasim’ – My beloved, trampled son - Qasim

Oh Hasan, Oh Hasan – O Mujtaba – Hussain has been killed in Karbala

Kehti thi Layla ai mere Akber, Beta mera hamshakle payambar

Wa Muhammad, wa Muhammad – Ya Mustafa. Qutilal Hussainu bi karbobala

Layla was lamenting 'O my Akber' - My son who resembled the Holy Prophet

Oh Muhammad, Oh Muhammad – Ya Mustafa – Hussain has been killed in Karbala

Karbobala pe ham ko bulana, ake waha hum karle ziyara, 

Ya shaheeda, Ya Shaheeda – Ya Shaheedallah. Qutilal Hussainu bi karbobala

Call us to Karbala so we can come pay our salutations to you

Oh Martyr, Oh Martyr – Oh Martyr of Allah  – Hussain has been killed in Karbala

Diwaar se ek awaaz aayi, Mein hun nabi ki pyaari dulhari 

Ya Zahra, Ya Zahra, Ya Fatima. Qutilal Hussainu bi karbobala

A call came from behind the door, I am the beloved daughter of the Holy Prophet

Oh Zahra, Oh Zahra, Oh Fatima  – Hussain has been killed in Karbala