Kanz e Aza

mad'he shabbir me jab uthaaya qalam

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

mad'he shabbir me jab uthaaya qalam, kya bataau ke kya kya mila dosto

ban gaya lafz nehjul balagha koi , koi quraab se ja mila dosto


aaj har chashme nam me ye tehreer hai, qisr dil me bapa jashne shabbir hai

apni palko pe ashko ki shamme lie, har koi muskurata mila dosto


gar teherjaata shabbir ka qafela , kaabe ki qaak ho jaati qaake shifa

qaake karbobala ki ye taqdeer thi, karbala ko ye rutba mila dosto


mutmain nafs ka wo jo haamil hua, jiski marzi ka taalib hua hai quda

poori tareeq me juz shahe karbala, kya koi aisa banda mila dosto


behre sajda jhukaaya tha jo qaak par, apni marzi se phir na uthaaya wo sar

wo jo jaari rahega qayamat talak, kya koi aisa sajda mila dosto


naam likkha jo kaaghaz pe abbas ka , naqsh ubharne laga sabr ka pyaas ka

karke darya pe qabza jo pyaasa raha, ek aisa bhi saqqa mila dosto


tum jo kehte rahe ya quda ya quda, hum bhi kehte rahe ya ali murtaza

tumko kaafa mila sirf kaaba mila, hamko mouloode kaaba mila dosto


ham gunahgaar hai ham qatawaar hai, par shahe karbala ke azadar hai

jinke sadqe me fitrus ko par mil gaye, hur ko roomaale zahra mila dosto