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Jalte Hue Khaimon Se Zainab Ki Sada Aayi
Added 2026-06-21
Jalte huwe khaimon se, zainab ki sada aayi
Abbas kahan ho tum
From the burning tents came Zainab's (sa) cry
Abbas (as), where are you?
Na sar pay rahi chadar, na mera bacha bhai
Abbas kahan ho tum
No veil remains on my head, nor is my brother left to me
Abbas (as), where are you?
Jalte huwe khaimon se, zainab ki sada aayi
Abbas kahan ho tum
From the burning tents came Zainab's (sa) cry
Abbas (as), where are you?
Abbas chalay aoo, khemon may gharebon kay
Bhukay aur piyasay hain, lutay hain naseebon kay
Sajjad ko hosh nahi, Kulsoom hay ghabraye
Abbas kahan ho tum
Abbas, come to the tents of the helpless strangers
they are hungry and thirsty, robbed of all their fortune
Sajjad (as) lies senseless, Kulsoom (sa) is terrified
Abbas (as), where are you?
Jalte huwe khaimon se, zainab ki sada aayi
Abbas kahan ho tum
From the burning tents came Zainab's (sa) cry
Abbas (as), where are you?
Jalti huwi raiti pay, mazloom key laash pari
Roti hay Sakina bhi, baba kay paas khari
Haye haal yatimana, ghurbat key ghata chaey
Abbas kahan ho tum
On the burning sand lies the body of the oppressed one
Sakina (sa) too weeps, standing beside her father
alas, this orphaned state, shadowed in the gloom of exile
Abbas (as), where are you?
Jalte huwe khaimon se, zainab ki sada aayi
Abbas kahan ho tum
From the burning tents came Zainab's (sa) cry
Abbas (as), where are you?
Haye shimr kaminay nay, masoom Sakina kay
Maray hain thamachay bhi, haay phool say galoon pay
Ajao chacha ghazi, roh roh kay wo chilayey
Abbas kahan ho tum
Alas, the vile Shimr raised his hand against innocent Sakina (sa)
he struck slaps upon her flower-soft cheeks
come, Uncle Ghazi (as), she cried out, weeping and weeping
Abbas (as), where are you?
Jalte huwe khaimon se, zainab ki sada aayi
Abbas kahan ho tum
From the burning tents came Zainab's (sa) cry
Abbas (as), where are you?
Shabir pada run may, kayey roz ka piyasa hay
Teeron say huwa chalni, mazloom ka lasha hay
Na kafan mila is ko, na kabar he bun payee
Abbas kahan ho tum
Shabbir (as) lies on the field, thirsting for many days
the oppressed one's body is riddled like a sieve with arrows
he received no shroud, nor was any grave ever made for him
Abbas (as), where are you?
Jalte huwe khaimon se, zainab ki sada aayi
Abbas kahan ho tum
From the burning tents came Zainab's (sa) cry
Abbas (as), where are you?
Kulsum nay sar pita, maqtal may khari ho ke
Haye kamptay hathoon say, Zainab nay roro ke
Dastaar Imamat ki, Saijad ko pehnai
Abbas kahan ho tum
Kulsoom (sa) beat her head, standing in the killing-field
with trembling hands and tears, Zainab (sa)
placed the turban of Imamate upon Sajjad (as)
Abbas (as), where are you?
Jalte huwe khaimon se, zainab ki sada aayi
Abbas kahan ho tum
From the burning tents came Zainab's (sa) cry
Abbas (as), where are you?