Ye Kaun Log Hain Ye Qaafila Kahaan He Rawaan?
Who are these people, where is this caravan headed?

Haseen Chaand Se Chehre Hain Kuch Sina Pe Ayaan
Such luminous faces are mounted on spears

Inhi Sarron Me Se Ek Sir Juda Juda Dekha
Among these severed heads, there is one that's separate

Faras Ke Saath Jo Gardan Me Hai Bandha Dekha
Tied to the girdle by the (horse's) neck

Haaye,
Sigh

Gardan Me Rahwar Ki Ghaazi Ka Sir Bandha He (x2)
Tied to the horse's neck, is the Valiant's head

Naize Pe Sir Hussain Ka Kuch Yoon Bhi Ro Raha He, Ghaazi Ka Sar Bandha He
On top of the spear, Hussain's head is lamenting... The Valiant One's head is tied

1) Naizon Pe Sab Ke Sir Hai Ghazi Ka Sir Kahaan He

Everyone (else's) head is on top of the spears, where is The Valiant One's head

Bechain He Sakina Aayi Labon Pe Jaan He

Sakina is restless, with her heart in her mouth

Ghush Kha Ke Gir Gayi Vo Zaalim Se Jab Suna He, Ghaazi Ka Sar Bandha He

She has fallen unconscious, since she heard the Oppressor saying The Valiant One's head is tied

2) Bepardagi Pe Nauha Aur Ghairaton Pe Matam

Lamenting their looted veils, and mourning their lost honors

Sarwar Ke Sir Se Poocho Ye Bekasi Ka Alam

Ask Hussain's head about this state of helplessness

Zainab Ka Sir Khula Hai Abid Ka Sar Jhuka Hai, Ghaazi Ka Sar Bandha He

Zainab's head is exposed, Abid's head is bowed (in shame), The Valiant One's head is tied

3) Kaise Bayaan Karoon Main Abbas Ke Safar Ko

How do I narrate, how Abbas journeyed

Ghore Ke Gayso’oun Se Bandha Jari Ke Sar Ko

Tied to the horse's mane was tied his (severed) head

Rahwar Bhi Safar Main Rota Hua Chala He, Ghaazi Ka Sar Bandha He

The horse also journeyed, mourning, The Valiant One's head is tied


4) Kya Haal Kardiya Hai Sadaat Ke Sarron Ka

How were the (severed) heads of the Prophet's Family mistreated

Sar Ko Shahe Huda Ke Tandoor Me He Rakha

The Master of Guidance's Head was kept in baking pit

Akbar Ke Sar Ko Haaye Sandooq Me Rakha He, Ghaazi Ka Sar Bandha He

O Woe, Akbar's head was kept in a box, The Valiant One's head is tied


5) Saidaaniyo Ke Sar Jab Mohtaaj Hain Rida Ke

While, the Ladies were yearning for their veils

Sar Ghazi Bawafa Ka Naize Pe Kaise Tehere

How would The Valiant, Loyal One's head stay atop a spear

Tehera Na Jo Sina Pe To Ye Sitam Hua He, Ghaazi Ka Sar Bandha He

It did not sit atop a spear, so this tragedy befell, The Valiant One's head was tied


6) Abbas Aur Sakina Qismat He Ek Jaisi

Abbas and Sakina's fate are intertwined

Naaqe Ki Pusht Per He Baandhi Gayi Bhateeji

The niece has been tied to the camel's back

Kamsin Ka Rasiyyon Me Jakra Hua Gala He, Ghaazi Ka Sar Bandha He

The little one's neck is tied in ropes, The Valiant One's head is tied

7)Salman aur Mesum Vo Bawafa Dilawar

Salman and Mesum - That loyal, brave one

Naize Pe Bhi Na Aaya Aaqa Ke Vo Barabar

His severed head did not stand at the same rank (as his master)

Sultan e Karbala Ka Naize Pe Sar Chala He, Ghaazi Ka Sar Bandha He