Kanz e Aza

Sar e sarwar se ye aayi sada zainab meri zainab

A noha recited by Anjuman e Hussaini (Imambada). Lyrics in Roman Urdu.

SAR-E-SARWAR SE YE AAYI SADA–ZAINAB MERI ZAINAB

DAYAR-E-SHAM JAO BERIDA–ZAINAB MERI ZAINAB

Ye such hai nange sar ho aur shaano’n mein rasan bhi ho

Jise chhoda hai maqtal mein wo begor-o-kafan bhi ho


Usi mazloom ki hai ilteja, Zainab meri Zainab

Tumhara bhai gheeratdaar Abbas-e-Dilawar hai

Usi mazloom ka ghode ki gardan se bandha sar hai

Usi saber ka hai ye aasraa, Zainab meri Zainab


Nahaye khoon mein Qasim ko aur Akber ko dekhogi

Tadap jaongi har ek laash ka manzar jo dekhogi

Na mudhkar suwe maqtal dekhna, Zainab meri Zainab

Ali jaise bahaadur baap ki beti nahi roti


Masayeb hans ke sehleti hai aur himmath nahi khoti

Tumhe kehti hai duniya sabera, Zainab meri Zainab

Janaza jin ki tareeki mein baba ne uthaya tha

Usi saber ne hum ko sabr karna bhi sikhaya tha


Na karna baap se apne gila, Zainab meri Zainab

Na payengi mera pehlu to wo royegi raato mein

Meri bachchi Sakina ko dilasa dena raato mein

Yateemi ka tumhe ho aasraa, Zainab meri Zainab


Hamare baad zaalim reesman-e-zulm baandhenge

Lagakar aag qaimo mein ridaye sar se chheenenge

Sitam ki hogi tum par inteha, Zainab meri Zainab

Batau’n kya hai kitne daagh mere khalb-e-muztar mein


Mai Qasim ke hazaro’n tukde laya bhar ke chaadar mein

Na koi lab pa aaye baad-dua, Zainab meri Zainab