Dam Hama Dam Ali Ali - Words of Shams Tabraiz [TRANSLATION IN ENGLISH]

A humble poet, I am, Let me be your muse drink of me
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali

A Sufi, I am, Pure of heart
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali

A lover, I am, of Murtaza Ali
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali

My joy uncontained, I am in song
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali


Adam the Pure be you,
Yusuf the Beautiful too

Tis you who's Khidr's guide
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali

His teacher, his inspiration
Lord, Lawgiver, Teacher, True Guide

Truth be, you are the Truth; the Absolute
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali

Faithful Companion, in virtue incomparable
In whose company pales even the Sun, the moon

Oh, Father of Hassan, Hussein
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali

Declared Muhammed, the Most Generous of generous
My cousin, the son of my uncle

My flesh is your flesh, my blood your blood
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali

You are the Guardian, the Master of believers,
That the Holy Quran makes clear,
Garbed, Crowned, Invincible, Unvanquished

Shams, your humble servant, your Kambar Gulam, am I
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali