Law qata’u arjuluna wal yadain Na’tiqa za’fan sayyidi ya Hussain, Ya Hussain, Ya Hussain
They can cut my arms and my legs They can take everything that I have I will come crawling to you Hussain
1. Everyday it cuts me inside I’m so very far from your side I would give away these eyes Just to catch a glimpse of your shrine If I have to cross the seas And every desert in between I will come crawling to you Hussain
They can cut my arms and my legs They can take everything that I have I will come crawling to you Hussain
2. I can tell you that I’m insane In the love of my master Hussain In this universe there’s no pain That can ever keep me away Every inch that I come your way Every beat of my heart will say I will come crawling to you Hussain
They can cut my arms and my legs They can take everything that I have I will come crawling to you Hussain
3. If I lose my family and friends and my life’s coming to an end If I lose my feet and hands If I can no longer stand If I stumble a thousand times If the journey’s a thousand miles I will come crawling to you Hussain
They can cut my arms and my legs They can take everything that I have I will come crawling to you Hussain
4. You just have to look at this world See your lovers are tortured and hurt They can use their tanks and their guns We will stand together as one They can tear us limb from limb But our soul will say from within I will come crawling to you Hussain
They can cut my arms and my legs They can take everything that I have I will come crawling to you Hussain
5. They can put a gun to my head And can threaten to shoot me dead They can wound me till I am red They can try to kill me and yet With my every remaining breath With every ounce of strength I possess I will come crawling to you Hussain
They can cut my arms and my legs They can take everything that I have I will come crawling to you Hussain
6. This is now my state oh Hussain I am so overwhelmed with pain Who can I turn to and explain All the grief that my heart now contains Who can I now call for help Pinning all my hopes on yourself I will come crawling to you Hussain
They can cut my arms and my legs They can take everything that I have I will come crawling to you Hussain
7. On the plains of karbala When you said with a heart so scarred Hal min nasirin yansurna Who can help me in times so hard Falling from the cot to the floor Ali Asghar gave this call I will come crawling to you Hussain
They can cut my arms and my legs They can take everything that I have I will come crawling to you Hussain
8. They say when you breathe your last You recall your entire past When my life flashes past so fast I pray that in my final gasp Death will be the sweetest taste When I see your radiant face I will come crawling to you Hussain
They can cut my arms and my legs They can take everything that I have I will come crawling to you Hussain
9. The “Tejani Brothers” know You’ve been our guide as we’ve grown You have led us down the road Where your blessings are bestowed How can we not then proclaim Every moment every day I will come crawling to you Hussain
They can cut my arms and my legs They can take everything that I have I will come crawling to you Hussain