River of Tears
Soulful Tribute: Navigating the River of Tears for Eternal Love
Lyrics
I will beseech you I will grieve you into the night
I will earnestly request and sorrowfully long for you throughout the night
I will beseech you I will grieve you into the night
Reiteration of the intense pleading and grieving throughout the night
You are my master I am alone I call on to you
You are my master, and I am alone, reaching out to you
You are my master I am alone I call on to you
Reaffirmation of the master-servant relationship and the loneliness, seeking connection
Because I will be with you till the end Hussain
Expressing commitment to be with Hussain until the end
In my eyes there’s always tears of pain
The speaker's eyes consistently hold tears of pain
Like a river flows for your love Hussain
Comparing the tears to a flowing river, symbolizing deep love for Hussain
Every broken heart cries out your name
Every broken heart cries out for the name of Hussain
Roohi wa qalbi ladayka
My soul and heart are with you
Sallallahu alayka ya aba abdillah
A prayer invoking blessings on Hussain
Ya aba abdillah
Repetition of invoking blessings on Hussain
Roohi wa qalbi ladayka
Reiteration of the speaker's soul and heart being with Hussain
Sallallahu alayka ya aba abdillah
Continued prayer for blessings on Hussain
Ya aba abdillah
Repetition of invoking blessings on Hussain
From your shrine I can’t bear to stay apart
The speaker cannot bear to be apart from Hussain's shrine
The flame of your love ignites my heart
The love for Hussain sets the speaker's heart on fire
Your name gives meaning to my soul
Hussain's name gives meaning to the speaker's soul
To you I raise my hands and call
Raising hands and calling out to Hussain
From your shrine I can’t bear to stay apart
Reiteration of the difficulty in staying apart from Hussain's shrine
The flame of your love ignites my heart
Love for Hussain continues to ignite the speaker's heart
Your name gives meaning to my soul
Hussain's name remains significant to the speaker's soul
To you I raise my hands and call
Continued expression of raising hands and calling out to Hussain
Mere mawla ya Hussain jaan
My master Hussain, you are my life
Mere mawla ya Hussain jaan
Repetition of expressing Hussain's significance to the speaker's life
Hussain Jaanam, Hussain Jaanam
Endearing term "Jaanam" repeated, emphasizing the speaker's deep affection for Hussain
My tears for you will never dry
Commitment that the speaker's tears for Hussain will never cease
Mere mawla ya Hussain jaan
Repetition of expressing Hussain's significance to the speaker's life
Mere mawla ya Hussain jaan
Reiteration of endearment and deep affection for Hussain
Hussain Jaanam, Hussain Jaanam
Continued commitment that tears for Hussain will never dry
My tears for you will never dry
Repetition of the enduring nature of the speaker's tears for Hussain
For every step I take is to you Hussain
Every step taken is directed towards Hussain
Till my final breath your love will remain
Commitment that love for Hussain will persist until the speaker's last breath
Even if they take my feet and my hands
Even if physically impaired, the speaker will crawl to Hussain's holy land
I’ll come crawling to your holy land
Expressing a deep, unwavering devotion to reach Hussain's holy land
To Your Holy Land
Reiteration of the sacred nature of Hussain's land
Roohi wa qalbi ladayka
Repetition of the speaker's soul and heart being with Hussain
Sallallahu alayka ya aba abdillah
Continued prayer for blessings on Hussain
Ya aba abdillah
Repetition of invoking blessings on Hussain
Roohi wa qalbi ladayka
Reiteration of the speaker's soul and heart being with Hussain
Sallallahu alayka ya aba abdillah
Continued prayer for blessings on Hussain
Ya aba abdillah
Repetition of invoking blessings on Hussain
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