Kya raha khaimon mein sheh ke

kya raha khaimon mein sheh ke ek udaasi rah gayi

sirf rone ko muhammad ki nawaasi rah gayi

What remained in the tents after the master Husayn (as)? Only a deep sorrow remained.

Only the granddaughter of the Prophet (pbuh), left alone to weep, remained.

cheenta tha shimr chaadar aur zainab baar baar

apni chaadar ke muhaafiz ko bulaati rah gayi

Shimr tore at the veil of Zaynab (as), again and again

and she kept calling out to the one who had always protected her veil [her brother Abbas (as)].

khoon-e-dil abbas ka sab bah gaya ran mein magar

dil mein bas ek baat zainab ke ridaa ki rah gayi

All of Abbas's (as) heart's blood was spilled on the battlefield

yet one thought stayed with him until the end: the protection of Zaynab's (as) cloak.

ay musalmaano tumhaari ghairatein kya kho gayin

tum tamaashaai the zainab munh chupaati rah gayi

O Muslims, where did your sense of honor go?

You stood and watched while Zaynab (as) kept hiding her face in shame.

qaid mein baali sakina ko mila baaba ka sar

munh pe munh rakh kar jo soyi, maa jagaati rah gayi

In captivity, little Sakina (as) was brought her father's severed head

and she pressed her face to his and fell asleep, while her mother kept trying to wake her.

maadar-e-asghar na baithi saaye mein asghar ke baad

saaye mein aayi to zinda laash baaqi rah gayi

The mother of Ali Asghar (as) could not sit in the shade after losing him

and when she finally did, she was alive but lifeless...

har tamaanche par sakina munh pe rakh kar nanhe haath

neel rukhsaaron ke ghazi ko dikhaati rah gayi

With every slap she received, Sakina (as) raised her tiny hands to cover her face

and she kept showing her bruised cheeks to the brave one [Husayn (as)] [in grief, as if calling out to him].

aa gaye rehaan o sarwar karbala se laut kar

aaj tak khushboo badan mein karbala ki rah gayi

Rehan and Sarwar [the poets, or the travelers] have returned from Karbala

and to this day, the fragrance of Karbala still lingers on their bodies.