1. O best of those who donned prophethood
Of all the prophets combined

2. My devotion for your two grandsons
Is endless devotion that does not fade

3. This is the martyr of the wretched
And that is the martyr of the pretentious

4. On the day of Hussein, you shed blood
On the earth, nay tears from the heavens

5. On the day of Hussein, you left the gate
Of glory deserted and forsaken

6. Oh Karbala, you were created from
Agony for me and from tribulation

7. How many faces in you were saturated
With water like the water of splendor

8. My soul is ransom for one ignited
By the fire of turmoil - what burning!

9. Where tongues in the army are like
Stars in the sky during firmament

10. So he chose the armor of patience where
Patience is the wearing of bliss

11. And he refused refusal of lions, for
Lions are honest in refusal

12. And he passed away nobly when he passed
Thirsty among thirsty people

13. They denied him the taste of water, not
Finding water that tasted like water

14. Who is there for him sheltered under
Tent poles of tattered tents?

15. Who is there for the paralyzed man
Lying bare and exposed in the desert?

16. Who is there for the embalmed in dust
And the washed in blood?

17. Who is there for Fatima's son, vanished
From the eyes of saints?