TRANSLITERATION AND ENGLISH RENDITION OF QASIDA
"DAM HAME DAM ALI ALI"
Saki e ba wafa manam, A humble poet, I am
dam hame dam Ali Ali ... 1 Let me be your muse
Drink of me
Sufi e ba safa manam, In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali
dam hame dam Ali Ali ... 2
A Sufi, I am
Ashike Murtaza manam, Pure of heart
dam hame dam Ali Ali ... 3 In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali
Mutribe khushnava manam, A lover, I am
dam hame dam Ali Ali ... 4 Of Murtaza Ali
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali
Adam ba safa tueen,
Yusufe mah laka tueen ... 5 My joy uncontained
I am in song
Khidhre rahe khuda tueen, In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali
dam hame dam Ali Ali ... 6
Adam the Pure be you
Shahe shariyatam tueen, Yusuf the Beautiful too
pire tariqotam tueen ... 7 Tis you who's Khidr's guide
His teacher, his inspiration
Haq ba hakikatam tueen, In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali
dam hame dam Ali Ali ... 8
Lord, Lawgiver, Teacher, True Guide
Ham dame sayeedul basher, Truth be, you are the Truth; the Absolute
raj e shamshul qamar ... 9 In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali
Babe shabirro ham shabbar, Faithful Companion, in virtue incomparable
dam hame dam Ali Ali ... 10 In whose company pales even the Sun, the moon
Oh, Father of Hassan, Hussein
Sayeede sarware karam, In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali
goft bato ay ibne am ... 11
Declared Muhammed, the Most Generous of generous
Lahamak lahmi dammak dammi, My cousin, the son of my uncle
dam hame dam Ali Ali ... 12 My flesh is your flesh, my blood your blood
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali
Ayah e Innama barat,
taje la fata sarat ... 13 You are the Guardian, the Master of believers
That the Holy Quran makes clear
Shamsh gulame Kambarat, Garbed, Crowned, Invincible, Unvanquished
dam hame dam Ali Ali ... 14 I Shams, your humble servant
your Kambar Gulam, am
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali
Mowlana Rumi English Rendition by Arif Babul