Kyu Na Roye Sajjad
added by MD
Keeping screen awake…
sajjad rehaai paakar bhi, pardes se ghar ko aa kar bhi
jab ashk bahate rehte thay, zainab se dukh dekhe na gaye
ek roz tadap kar ye poocha,
ke sajjad tu kab tak royega
Even after finding freedom, even after returning home from a foreign land, Sajjad (as)…
when he kept shedding tears, Zaynab (as) could no longer bear to see his grief.
One day, heartbroken, she asked him
"Sajjad (as), how long will you continue to weep like this?"
us waqt mere maula ne kaha
amma hay, apne muqaddar par, sughra ke sawalo par
kyun na roye sajjad
At that moment, my Imam (as) replied
"Oh my aunt, alas, I cry for my own fate, and for Sughra's (as) questions…
Why shouldn't Sajjad (as) weep?
kyun na roye sajjad, kyun na roye sajjad
Why shouldn't Sajjad (as) weep, why shouldn't Sajjad (as) weep?
sab qatl hue mai zinda tha, bemaar sahi lad sakta tha
sharminda hoo mai asghar se, wo teer e sitam se ladh to gaya
wo teer, mere kyunkar na laga, jis teer se ghayal tha asghar
kyun na roye sajjad
Everyone else was martyred, and I was still alive! Even though I was sick, I could have fought!
I am ashamed before Ali Asghar (as); he at least fought against that arrow of tyranny.
Why didn't that arrow strike me, the same arrow that wounded Ali Asghar (as)?
Why shouldn't Sajjad (as) weep?
tum chup chup kar khoon roti ho, mai roun to kyun kehti ho
roya na karo ay laal mere, bhai ko gawakar baithi hoo
masoom, behan ko zindan may, jo chor ke tanha aaya ghar
kyun na roye sajjad
You silently weep tears of blood, so why do you ask me to stop when I cry?
'Don't cry, my son,' you say, as if you yourself haven't lost your brother!
I left my innocent sister [Sakina (as)] alone in prison and returned home.
Why shouldn't Sajjad (as) weep?
naize se gira abbas ka sar, mai dekh chuka hoo wo manzar
darbar may mai kyun mar na gaya, jab naam tumhara le le kar
kehta-tha, layeen zainab hai kahan, le aao yahan par be-chadar
kyun na roye sajjad
I saw Abbas's (as) head fall from the spear… I witnessed that terrible sight!
Why didn't I just die in that court, when [the oppressor] kept calling your name
saying, 'Where is that accursed Zaynab (as)? Bring her here, without a veil!'
Why shouldn't Sajjad (as) weep?
sar tasht may tha baba ka rakha, aur taqt pe qaatil baitha tha
dandaan-e- mubarak par unke, khush hoke chadi wo maarta tha
afsos, mai kuchbhi kar na saka, ab tak hai usi se dard e jigar
kyun na roye sajjad
My father's head was placed in a tray, while his killer sat on the throne.
He joyfully struck my father's blessed teeth with his stick.
Alas, I could do nothing! That pain still pierces my heart.
Why shouldn't Sajjad (as) weep?
ay meri phupi insaf to kar, naize pe jo dekhe baap ka sar
ho saath safar may wo jisne, cheera tha ali akbar ka jigar
durro-ki, saza milti ho jahan, bachon ko ashk bahane par
kyun na roye sajjad
Oh, my aunt, be fair! How can I not weep when I saw my father's head on a spear?
And during the journey, he was with us, the one who tore Ali Akbar's (as) liver!
We were punished with lashes just for shedding tears, even the children!
Why shouldn't Sajjad (as) weep?
kyun saamne sughra ke jaun, behtar to yehi hai mar jaun
tum zinda ho akbar na raha, wo pooche to kya batlaun
kya sabr, karoo kya zapt karoo, hai zakhm bahot dil ke andar
kyun na roye sajjad
How can I face Sughra (as)? It would be better if I were dead.
You are alive, but Ali Akbar (as) is not! What will I tell her when she asks?
How can I be patient? How can I control myself? There are so many wounds inside my heart.
Why shouldn't Sajjad (as) weep?