Wa Muhamada Wa musibata, Ale Mustafa pe zulm ye jafaa

Ghar ka ghar luta, khaime tak jala, Aale Mustafa pe zulm ye jafaa

O Muhammad, What a tragedy – The oppression on the holy household

Their house was looted, the tents were set ablaze – The oppression on the holy household

Kabra tak nahi, eik jaa huwi, koyi hai Najaf – Shaam mei koi

Koi Kazmain, yun juda juda, Aale Mustafa pe zulm ye jafaa 

Some have no gravestones, one is in Najaf, one is in Damascus

Some in Kadhmain, why are they apart – The oppression on the holy household

Jisko kahe Nabi, bizattun minni – uska ghar jale, aah momineen

Dar ka dar gira, durra tak laga, Aale Mustafa pe zulm ye jafaa 

The one who the Prophet said ‘is a part of me’, O believers, her house was burnt

They burnt her door and even slapped her  – The oppression on the holy household

Jo ke ho amir, momeneen ka – us pe ho yeh zulm, wa musibata

Sar do tukde ho dar, zikra e Khuda, Aale Mustafa pe zulm ye jafa

The chief of the believers, he too was oppressed

His head was split open in sajda  – The oppression on the holy household

Jiski shaan me ho, sure Hal ataa – be giza rahe wo, wa musibata

Pani tak na dei, usko bekhata, Aale Mustafa pe zulm ye jafaa

In he who’s honor came Sura Inshra, he was left uncovered

The enemies deprived him of water   – The oppression on the holy household

Jisko Rab kahe, Zaynul Abideen, tok pehnaaye, zaalim e be deen

Tok pehne se, chid gaye gala, Aale Mustafa pe zulm ye jafaa

Allah refers him as the ornament of the believers, the enemies shackled him

His flesh was exposed from the chains put on him   – The oppression on the holy household

Khalk ka jo ho, paanchwa Imam – Zulm uspe ho, aah yun mudam

Zine asp mei, zehr de gaya, Aale Mustafa pe zulm ye jafaa

This universes 5th holy Imam, the torment on him was grievous 

He was killed by poison   – The oppression on the holy household

Ho jo saadiqe, aale Mustafa – voh bhi jagse aah, zehr se gaya

Aage kya kahu, larazti hai zubaan, Aale Mustafa pe zulm ye jafaa

The Truthful son of the household of the Prophet was poisoned as well

What more can I say, its difficult for my tongue   – The oppression on the holy household

Aah Musi-e, Kazim pe yeh sitam – Umr bhar sahe, qaid ke sitam

Pool pe rahe, laash aap ka, Aale Mustafa pe zulm ye jafaa

O the oppression on Musa al Kadhim, his entire life he was a prisoner

His body was hung on a bridge   – The oppression on the holy household

Hazrate Riza ko, shehr e tus me, dushman e laeen, mara zehr se

Aah is tarha, Qabr ho judaa, Aale Mustafa pe zulm ye jafaa

Imam Ridha in the land of Tus, was poisoned by the enemy

From Rasoolallah, he is very far   – The oppression on the holy household

Hazrate Taqi, aur Ali Naqi – aur yazada hum, Imame Askari

Zehr de use, haye be khata, Aale Mustafa pe zulm ye jafaa

Our 9th, 10th and 11th Imams were all victims of the oppressors as well

They were all poisoned   – The oppression on the holy household

Aage FatheAli, kya kare bayan – ghaib hogaye, Sahib e Zamaan

Zulm zalimonka, yahan tak bada, Aale Mustafa pe zulm ye jafaa

O Fateh Ali, what more can you say – our 12th imam had to go into occultation

The tyranny of the opressors reached this far  – The oppression on the holy household