Kanz e Aza

JAB QAATEMA BA QAIR HUWA FOUJ-E SHAAM KA

A marsiya for Imam Hussain (a.s). Lyrics in Roman Urdu.

jab qaatema ba qair huwa fouj-e shaah ka

kousar pa qaafila gaya pyaasi sipaah ka

ghar lutgaya janaab-e risalat panaah ka

qaak udh rahi thi, haal ye tha baargaah ka


bhaai the, na rafeeq, na wo noor-e ain the

do behne rone waali thi aur ek hussain the


farmaate the ke waah ye taaqeer hai ajal

akbar ke baad kounsa tha zeest ka mahal

ab mujhko ek baras ke barabar hai ek pal

mout aaye ab ye hai shajar-e zindagi ka phal


ek jaa churi galo'n pa jo chalti to qoob tha

ye jaan unke saath nikalti to qoob tha


ham sab ke baad qalq se jeene ko reh gaye

sar peetne ko ashk bahaane ko reh gaye

is noujawaa'n ka daagh uthaane ko reh gaye

peeri me aah thok-re khaane ko reh gaye


beta kaha'n qabar jo dam-e inteqaal le

itna nahi koi ke giru, to sambhaal le


naagaah soo-e laash-e pisar jaa padi nazar

chillaye dil ko thaam ke sultaan-e behro bar

sote ho kya dhare huwe ruqsaar qaak par

akbar utho ke ghode se girta hai ab pidar


bhoole pidar ko neend me qurbaan aap ke

aao namaaz-e asr padho saath baap ke


abbas-e namdaar taraayi se uth ke aao

phat- ta hai qalb, jal rahe hai sab jigar ke ghaao

chidko meri ziraa pa jo paani kahi'n se paao

chalte huwe adam ke musafir se milte jaao


ghaflat ki tum ko neend hai shabbir kya kare

meri tarha kisi ko na bekas quda kare


chillaya fouj ko pisar-e saad-e naabekaar

lo gher lo hussain ko sab milke ek baar

palte pare sawaaro'n ke lekar risaaladaar

do ghoul baandhe aaye kamaa'ndar das hazaar


teerafghano'n me, tegho'n me, bhalo'n me ghir gaye

bekas hussain barchiyo'n walo'n me ghir gaye


syed ke martabe ko na jaana hazaar haif

teero'n se sadr-e paak ko chaana hazaar haif

shaane the naawako'n ka nishana hazaar haif

mazloom ka wo barchiyaa'n khana hazaar haif


toote the sab rasool ke pyaare hussain par

kya waqt padh gaya tha tumhaare hussain par


girte hai aap aur sambhaale koi nahi

seene se koun teer nikaale koi nahi

sab mar chuke hai chaahne waale koi nahi

bejaa'n pade hai godh ke paale koi nahi


bekas hai aap zor sipaah-e adu ka hai

mu jis ka dekhte hai wo pyaasa lahu ka hai


fizza ne jaake qaime me bewo'n ko di qabar

hae hae mere quzaade ka kat-ta hai tan se sar

bistar se uth ke gir pade sajjad-e- nouhagar

qaime se nikli bibiyaa'n bacho'n ko chod kar


hilta tha arsh hazrat-e zainab ke bain se

gir gir ke doudhti thi ke mil li hussain se


chillati thi are mera bhaai hai kis taraf

looti huwi ali ki kamaayi hai kis taraf

darya kidhar hai qoo'n ka taraayi hai kis taraf

sone ki jaa hussain ne paayi hai kis taraf


rasta de aye zamee'n ke falak ki sataayi hoo'n

mai apne pyaare bhaai se milne ko aayi hoo'n


mai syeda hoo'n raham karo laash ko bataao

aye ahl-e qirya bint-e ali ki madad ko aao

dunya me tum khushi raho uqba me chain paao

syed kidhar hai qoon me ghaltaa'n bataate jaao


yaa'n lut gaye falak ne ye dukh ham pa daale hai

aye bhaaiyo madine ke ham rehne waale hai


sheh ke karaahne ki jo aane lagi sadaa

doudhi udhar nabi ki nawaasi barehna paa

dekha behen ne kat-te huwe bhaai ka gala

aankho'n pa haath rakh ke giri bint-e murtuza


gham se kaleja phat gaya zehra ki jaayi ka

utthi to dekha naize pe sar apne bhaai ka