Abaad huvi Karbobala, ujjda Madina, barbaad huvi main
Zainab ko na raas aaya Moharram ka mahinaa
Barbaad huvi main
Ek din tha, kay is sheher ki karthi thi main shaahi
Aur aaj tabaahi
Bey ghusl padaa mohrey Nabuwath ka nagina
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Kis laash pay rovoon kisey choddoon main baraadar
Laashey hain bahaathar
Hadh yeh hai kay ronay ki ijaazath bhi milee na
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Asghar ka galaa bhaayi ka sar, seena-e-Akbar
Sab gauhar-o-chaadar
Is dashth mai loota gayaa Zainab ka khazeena.
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Maayein bhi na pehchaan saki, bachchoun kay chehray
Bikhrey huvey sehray
Hai khoon kay daryaa main ghareeboun ka safeena.
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Ek aag hai, khaimoun mai qayaamath ka samaa hai
Ghazi tu kahaan hai
Dekho toh ridaa chheen gaya, shimr kameena
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Chaadar cheeni, durr leyliye ab zulm na dhaao
Baba sey milaao
Naizey kay taleh bhaitt kay rothi hai Sakina
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Paabandh-e rasan bibiyaan bazaar khuley sar
Har modd pey patthar
Masoom yateemoun ka bahaa. Surkh paseena
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Shoukath sar-e-maqtal yeh kaha bintey Ali ney
Zehra ki palee ney
Bhaiyya teray bin khwaab teri behnaa ka jeena
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