1. O Hussein and your grandfather the Messenger with guidance
I swear I will question the truth about him

2. If I had witnessed Karbala I would have exerted
Myself in relieving your suffering with the effort of the devoted

3. And I would have fought your enemies to the edge of the sword
With illnesses and to the wasting away of the invalid

4. But I was kept from you due to my wretchedness
So mix my confusion between gratitude and tribulation

5. Deprive me of the honor of victory over your enemies
So I shed less of sorrow and flowing tears