man kun to maula
fa haaza Al-iun maula

( whose I am the master
Ali is the master )*

man kun to maula

( whose I am the master )

dara dil-e dara dil-e dar-e-daani
hum tum tanana nana, nana nana re
yalali yalali yala, yala yala re man tunko maula

( mystical chants sung by Sufis without any specific meaning )

Ali imam-e-manasto manam ghulaam-e-Ali
hazaar jaan-e-giraami fidaa-e-naam-e-Ali

( Ali is the master of all, I am the slave of Ali
thousands life are to be sacrificed for Ali )

man kun to maula

( whose I am the master )

shaah-e-mardaaN
sher-e-yazdaaN
quwwat-e-parwardigaar
la fata illa Ali
la saif illa zulfiqaar

( king of the brave
lion of God
strength for God
there is no one like Ali
there is no sword like Zulfiqar** )

man kun to maula

( whose I am the master )


Ali shaah-e-mardaan imamun kabira
ki baadasht nabi shud bashirush nazira

( Ali is the king of the brave and the great leader
because after the Prophet there is Ali )

man kun to maula

( whose I am the master )