Ye falak se aati thi sada Qutilal hussainu bhi karbala

This call was coming from the skies ‘Hussain has been killed in Karbala’

Bujhe baade zulm se shahe deen, huwe bin imam ke mumineen

Zubihal husseinu bhi karbala, Qutilal husseinu bhi karbala

After they oppressed Imam Hussain, the believers were left without their Imam

Hussain has been sacrificed in Karbala – Hussain has been killed in Karbala

Jigare Hasan pe churi chali, Huwe paash paash e dile Ali

Lahad e nabii ko zalzala, Qutilal hussainu bhi karbala

The beloved of Hasan was murdered breaking the heart of Ali

Shaking the grave of the Prophet – Hussain has been killed in Karbala

Ye batool kehti hai peetkar, ke mai lut gayi meri lo khaber

Mere dard aas mere kibriya, Qutilal hussainu bhi karbala

Fatima is lamenting, weeping that her beloved has been killed

My pain, my misfortune – Hussain has been killed in Karbala

Na ho kyun kar charkh ko talheka, na ho kyun zameen ko zalzala

Ke situne arshe bareen gira, Qutilal hussainu bhi karbala

Why shouldn’t the heavens weep, why shouldn’t the earth tremble

The pillar of the Arsh of Allah has fallen – Hussain has been killed in Karbala

Mujhe fikr hai yehi aay azi, ke na ulte tab ke zameen kahi

Na falak zameen pe kyu gira, Qutilal hussainu bhi karbala 

I wonder why the earth doesn’t erupt, my dear

Why doesn’t the sky fall onto the earth – Hussain has been killed in karbala

Jo qayaamat aaye to kya gahzab, ke nahar pe hai tashna lab

Behazar karbi basad bhala, Qutilal hussainu bhi karbala

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