TRANSLITERATION AND ENGLISH RENDITION OF QASIDA
"DAM HAME DAM ALI ALI"

Saki e ba wafa manam,                A humble poet, I am 
dam hame dam Ali Ali       ... 1     Let me be your muse 
                                     Drink of me
Sufi e ba safa manam,                In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali
    dam hame dam Ali Ali   ... 2    
                                     A Sufi, I am
Ashike Murtaza manam,                Pure of heart
    dam hame dam Ali Ali   ... 3     In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali
                                    
Mutribe khushnava manam,             A lover, I am
    dam hame dam Ali Ali   ... 4     Of Murtaza Ali
                                     In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali
Adam ba safa tueen,                  
    Yusufe mah laka tueen  ... 5     My joy uncontained  
                                     I am in song
Khidhre rahe khuda tueen,            In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali
    dam hame dam Ali Ali   ... 6     
                                     Adam the Pure be you
Shahe shariyatam tueen,              Yusuf the Beautiful too  
    pire tariqotam tueen   ... 7     Tis you who's Khidr's guide
                                     His teacher, his inspiration
Haq ba hakikatam tueen,              In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali  
    dam hame dam Ali Ali   ... 8    
                                     Lord, Lawgiver, Teacher, True Guide  
Ham dame sayeedul basher,            Truth be, you are the Truth; the Absolute 
    raj e shamshul qamar   ... 9     In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali
                                    
Babe shabirro ham shabbar,           Faithful Companion, in virtue incomparable     
    dam hame dam Ali Ali   ... 10    In whose company pales even the Sun, the moon
                                     Oh, Father of Hassan, Hussein
Sayeede sarware karam,               In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali
    goft bato ay ibne am   ... 11 
                                     Declared Muhammed, the Most Generous of generous
Lahamak lahmi  dammak dammi,         My cousin, the son of my uncle
    dam hame dam Ali Ali   ... 12    My flesh is your flesh, my blood your blood
                                     In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali
Ayah e Innama barat,              
    taje la fata sarat     ... 13    You are the Guardian, the Master of believers
                                     That the Holy Quran makes clear
Shamsh gulame Kambarat,              Garbed, Crowned, Invincible, Unvanquished
    dam hame dam Ali Ali   ... 14    I Shams, your humble servant
                                     your Kambar Gulam, am
                                     In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali


                Mowlana Rumi                  English Rendition by  Arif Babul