O’ SHIAS! TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT OF GHAREEBAN OF THE LONELY DESERTED

STRANGERS

AI SHIA YUN IMSHAB, SHAAME GHARIBAANAST

AI SHIA YUN IMSHAB, SHAAME GHARIBAANAST,

JISME HUSAYN URYAAN, ANDAR BIYA BAANAST

O’ SHIAS! TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT OF GHAREEBAN OF THE LONELY DESERTED

STRANGERS,

THE NIGHT WHEN THE BODY OF HUSAYN IS LYING BARE IN THE DESERT OF

KARBALAA

DAR KARBALA IM SHAB, ZAARIYO AFGHAANAST,

JISME ALI AKBAR, ANDAR BIYA BAANAST

TONIGHT THERE IS BITTER CRYING AND WAILING IN THE LAND OF

KERBALAA,

WHERE THE BODY OF ALI AKBAR IS LYING DESERTED ON THE GROUND

BAA HAALATE MAHZUUN, CHUN NAASHAH DAR

KHOON,

BAR SHAHID UNHA, HAR CHASHME GIRYAANAST

LOOKING SORROWFULLY AT THEIR MARTYRS’ BODIES,

DRENCHED IN BLOOD, TEARS WELLED UP IN THEIR EYES

CHUN ZAINABE MAHZUN, BAADIDA E GIRYAAN,

GUFT “AI BIRADAR JAAN, MAA BIKASO YAARIM”

WHEN THE GRIEF-STRICKEN ZAINAB SHEDDING TEARS

PROFUSELY SAID, “O MY DEAR BROTHER! WE’RE LEFT WITHOUT

ANY HELPER OR A FRIEND”

KHATME RASOOL AAYAD, BAA JUMLAE HAMRAAHN,

AZ QATLE FARZANDASH, GIRYAANO NAALAANAST

TONIGHT THE PROPHET HIMSELF, TOGETHER WITH HIS COMPANIONS

ARE ALL WEEPING WITH GRIEF BECAUSE OF THE BRUTAL MURDER

OF HIS (GRAND) SON

ZAAKIR DAR UN MAJLIS, SIDDIKAE KUBRAAST,

AZ DAAGHE FARZANDASH, BAA QALBE SUZAANAST

THE RECITER OF THE SERMON (OF THIS MAJLIS) IS SIDDEEQAH E KUBRAA (2)

HERSELF,

ABLAZE IS HER HEART FOR THE MORTAL WOUND INFLICTED ON HER BELOVED

SON

GUYAD KE AI BAABA, KUSHTAND HUSAINAM RAA,BINGAR CHI SHUD JISMASH, SAD CHAAKO URYAANAST

“O MY DEAR FATHER!” SHE SAYS; “THEY HAVE SLAIN MY HUSAYN;

LOOK, WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO HIS BODY! IT IS LYING BARE WITH

HUNDREDS OF WOUNDS AND STABS!”

AALE RASOOL IM SHAB, RUE ZAMIN KHAABAND,

ZAINUL IBAAD AZ TAB, DAR AAHO AFGHANAST TONIGHT THE FAMILIES OF THE PROPHET (3) ARE LYING ON THE

PLAINS (OF KARBALA);

ZAIN-UL-ABIDEEN, WITH HIGH FEVER IS ALSO WEEPING AND

WAILING.

IM SHAB SARE PUR KHOON, DAR ZIRE KHANJAARAH,

YA KHAANAE KHOOLI, DAR KHAAKE SUZAANAST

TONIGHT THE (IMAAMS) HEAD, SMITTEN BY THE DAGGER AND

COVERED IN BLOOD IS LYING ON THE DUSTY GROUND IN THE HOUSE OF KHOULI (KHOULI BIN YAZEED AL- ASBAHEE )