Kanz e Aza

baba bohot andhera hai

A noha for Shehzadi Sakina (s.a), recited by Anjuman e Hyderia. Lyrics in Roman Urdu.

baba bohot andhera hai-dar lagta hai

zindaa'n me ab basera hai-dar lagta hai

shimre layi'n dikhaata hai qanjar jo baar baar-dar lagta hai

durre tamaache maarta mujhe wo qoon qaar-dar lagta hai


had ho gayi sitam ki kurta jalaata hai

sab ke gale me hai rasan sab se mai choti hu-dar lagta hai

dukhta hai gala isliye panjo pe chalti hu-dar lagta hai

beti pe aapki taras koi na khaata hai


kaano se mere shimr ne cheeni hai baaliya-dar lagta hai

behta hai qoon kaano se sehmi hai bibiya-dar lagta hai

ghabraake kaampti hu wo muskuraata hai

na aap na chacha hai na bhayya ali akbar-dar lagta hai


gardan me touq bhai ke phupiya hai khule sar-dar lagta hai

darbar me yazeed ab ham ko bulaata hai

besharm karta jaata hai ghustaaqi aap se-dar lagta hai

zalim chadi se maarta hoto pe aapke-dar lagta hai


sar aapka bataakar ham ko rulaata hai

seene pe aapke mujhe kuch der sulaalo-dar lagta hai

aaghosh me lelo mujhe godi me uthaalo-dar lagta hai

dil yaad karke aapko bechain rehta hai


harsu andhera chaaya hai zinda'n hai darouna-dar lagta hai

shiddat ki pyaas se meri sookhi hai haddiya'n-dar lagta hai

kab jaayenge watan ko ghar yaad aata hai

waqte qaza sakina ke hoto pe tha bayaa'n-dar lagta hai


sunlo wasiyate'n meri aao phupi amma-dar lagta hai

jaati hu ab lahad me baba bulaata hai