Lyrics
Hook:
"Dama dam mast Qalandar,
Ali dam dam de andar,
Ali da pehla number,
Jhoole laalan!"
Verse 1:
O laal meri pat rakhio bhala jhoole laalan,
Sindri da Sehvan da, sakhi Shabaaz Qalandar,
Dama dam mast Qalandar,
Ali dam dam de andar,
Ali da pehla number.
"O, the red-robed, please do grant me your kind protection, the red-robed Lord!
O, the Lord, the benefactor of Sindh and Sehwan, the friend Shahbaaz Qalandar,
The Almighty in every breath of yours, glory unto to you! God be great!
Hook:
"Dama dam mast Qalandar,
Ali dam dam de andar,
Ali da pehla number,
Jhoole laalan!"
Verse 2:
Chaar charaag tere baran hamesha,
Panjwa main baaran aayi bala jhoole laalan,
O panjwa main baaran,
O panjwa main baaran aayi bala jhoole laalan,
Sindri da Sehvan da, sakhi Shabaaz Qalandar,
Dama dam mast Qalandar,
Ali dam dam de andar,
Ali da pehla number.
O Lord, your shrine is always lighted with four lamps,
And here I come to light a fifth lamp in your honor, my Lord.
For fifth, I come to you, my red-robed Lord.
O, the Lord, the benefactor of Sindh and Sehwan, the friend Shahbaaz Qalandar,
The Almighty in every breath of yours, glory unto to you! God be great!
Hook:
"Dama dam mast Qalandar,
Ali dam dam de andar,
Ali da pehla number,
Jhoole laalan!"
Verse 3:
Sindh peera teri naubat baaje,
Naal baje ghadiyaal bala jhoole laalan,
O naal vaje,
O naal vaje ghadiyaal bala jhoole laalan,
Sindri da Sehvan da, sakhi Shabaaz Qalandar,
Dama dam mast Qalandar,
Ali dam dam de andar,
Ali da pehla number.
O, the Lord, may your illustrious name ring out in Hind & Sindh.
May the red-robed Lord's bells ring out your good glory day and night,
Even by the timekeepers.
O, the Lord, the benefactor of Sindh and Sehwan, the friend Shahbaaz Qalandar,
The Almighty in every breath of yours, glory unto to you! God be great!
Hook:
"Dama dam mast Qalandar,
Ali dam dam de andar,
Ali da pehla number,
Jhoole laalan!"