mai teri sharan aaye bechaari
ye daman bhar de mere maula
mai teri sharan aaye bechaari
ye daman bhar de mere maula
mera na koi sahaara
naa koi aur humaara hai
mai jaau naa khaali bechaari
ye daman bhar de mere maula

ya ali, ya ali, ya ali
maula, maula, maula, maula
maula re, sun le ya ali

I, forlorn, to Your haven flee,
Fill my empty cloak, O Lord of me.
I, forlorn, to Your haven turn,
Fill my weary cloak, let my spirit learn.

No solace I know, no kin to claim,
Empty I'll wander, consumed by flame?
I shall not depart, with nothing to hold,
Fill my cloak, O Lord, more precious than gold.

Ya Ali, Ya Ali, Ya Ali,
Moula, Moula, Moula, Moula.
Moula, heed my plea, Ya Ali.