Abbas son of Ali

The children cried out for water

As did your son and your daughter

To see this Abbas could not bear,

And the enemy would not care

Up to seek your permission, Abbas stood

He was with the righteous, the good

Granted permission, he mounts his horse

Wielding a mashk, a flag and a heart of gold

He went towards the river

And enemy knew not what to do

One by one, the enemies fell

Every one of them sent straight to hell

The enemy kept retreating

None could match Abbas

For he was the son of ammerul mumineen

The commander of the faithful

And how faithful was Abbas, his loyalty second to none

The enemy, frightened, kept on their run

Their commander barking, attack attack!

O commander! Are you mad?

Ali is this man`s dad

Alas the enemy came from the right

Cut off Abbas` arms

But Abbas still had the water,

He would not go to ground, he would not be downed.

Till an arrow struck the mashk, letting all the water out

O Abbas! Your loyalty will never be in doubt

So he fell to the ground

No arms to break his fall

Calling out loud “Assamu alayka ya Aba Abdillah”

Ya Aba Abdillah!

Your back was broken

My heart torn to pieces