Ajeeb Haal Me Hai Fatema Ke Dono Pisar

ajeeb haal me hain fatema(sa) ke dono pisar

What an unimaginable state Fatima's (as) two sons are in!

hasan(as) ke teer badan may hussain(as) teero par

Hassan (as) has arrows in his body, and Husayn (as) lies upon them!

ajeeb haal me hain fatema(sa) ke dono pisar

What an unimaginable state Fatima's (as) two sons are in!

hasan(as)ko dekha hain qasim(as)ne khoo ugalte hue

sakina(sa)dekhti hain baap ko tahe khanjar

Qasim (as) witnessed Hassan (as) spitting up blood [due to poison]!

Sakina (as) watched her father [Husayn (as)] beneath the dagger!

najane dekhe hain zainab(sa) ne tasht me kese

jigar ke tukde hasan(as) ke, kabhi hussain(as) ka sar

Who knows how many times Zaynab (as) saw…

…Hassan's (as) liver pieces in a tray, and then Husayn's (as) head!

hasan(as) ne jate hue choome bazu zainab ke

hussain(as) jate hue choomte rahe chadarr

As he departed, Hassan (as) kissed Zaynab's (as) arms…

…while Husayn (as) kept kissing her veil as he departed.

hasan(as) ke bete ke ummat ne kar diye tukde

hussain(as) late hain tukde wo saare chun chun kar

The community tore Hassan's (as) son [Qasim (as)] into pieces!

Husayn (as) brought all those pieces back, gathering them carefully.

udhar hasan(as) ke janaze par phool teero ke

idhar hussain(as) ke lashe pe nazr hain pattharr

On Hassan's (as) funeral bier, there were arrows instead of flowers!

Here, Husayn's (as) body was met with a shower of stones.

udhar hasan(as) ka janaza phiraya galiyo me

sare hussain(as) phiraya gaya idhar dar-dar

Hassan's (as) funeral procession was paraded through the streets.

And here, Husayn's (as) head was paraded from door to door.

tarrap rahe hain janaze kuch aur yu akbar

ke teer khech rahi hain badan se khud madar

Oh Akbar, other funeral biers are also writhing like this…

…as mothers themselves pull arrows from their children's bodies!

ajeeb haal me hain fatema(sa) ke dono pisar

What an unimaginable state Fatima's (as) two sons are in!