لَمّا تَعَرَّضتُ لِلحاجاتِ وَاِعتَلَجَت

لَمّا تَعَرَّضتُ لِلحاجاتِ وَاِعتَلَجَت

عِندي وَعادَ ضَميرُ القَلبِ وَسواسا

عِندي وَعادَ ضَميرُ القَلبِ وَسواسا

When I turned to my needs, and they churned

When needs arose and restlessness took hold

Within me, and the heart’s inner thought became anxious whispering,

And my heart's conscience grew anxious once more

سَعَيتُ أَبغي لحاجاتٍ وَمَصدَرَها

سَعَيتُ أَبغي لحاجاتٍ وَمَصدَرَها

برّا كَريماً لِثَوبِ المَجدِ لَبّاسا

برّا كَريماً لِثَوبِ المَجدِ لَبّاسا

I strove to find, for my needs and their fulfillment,

I sought to find for each need a noble source

A benevolent, generous man, ever wearing the robe of glory.

One worthy of glory's splendid attire

هَدانيَ اللَهُ لِلحُسنى وَوَفَّقَني

هَدانيَ اللَهُ لِلحُسنى وَوَفَّقَني

فاِعتَمتُ خَيرَ شَبابِ الناسِ عَبّاسا

فاِعتَمتُ خَيرَ شَبابِ الناسِ عَبّاسا

God guided me to goodness and granted me success,

God guided me to choose the best young men

So I chose the finest of all young men, Abbas.

So I relied on Abbas the brave and true

قِدحُ النَبيَّ وَقِدحٌ مِن أَبي حَسَنٍ

قِدحُ النَبيَّ وَقِدحٌ مِن أَبي حَسَنٍ

وَمن حُسَينٍ جَرى لَم يَحرِ حَنّاسا

وَمن حُسَينٍ جَرى لَم يَحرِ حَنّاسا

An arrow-shaft of the Prophet, and an arrow-shaft from Abu Hasan,

Grandson of the Prophet and son of Abu Hasan

And from Husayn; he raced on, never retreating or hanging back.

And Hussein whose flowing tears no thresher could stem