Yaad Aaoge Bhaiya
Shahid Baltistani · added by MA
Keeping screen awake…
zainab ne kaha kaun hai pardes may mera
kyun jaate ho tum chhod ke bhaiya mujhe tanha
Zaynab (as) cried out, "Who do I have in this strange land, away from home?
Why are you leaving me behind, brother, all alone?"
zainab ko har ek mod pe tadpayegi dunya
yaad aaoge bhaiya
At every turn, the world will cause Zaynab (as) pain…
I will miss you, brother!
baad aapke hoga meri ghurbat ka ye aalam
us waqt ghareebi bhi karegi mera matam
sadaat ko jab raah may dega koi sadqa
yaad aaoge bhaiya
After you are gone, this is what my loneliness will look like…
Even poverty itself will mourn alongside me.
When someone offers charity to the descendants of the Prophet (pbuh) [the Sadat] along the road…
I will miss you, brother!
is maah se mansooob thi bhaiya meri khushiyan
thi sab se badi eid meri teesri shaban
shaban ke jab chand ko dekhegi ye behna
yaad aaoge bhaiya
This month held all my joy, brother…
My greatest celebration was the third of Sha'ban [the birthday of Husayn (as)].
When this sister watches for the crescent moon of Sha'ban…
I will miss you, brother!
itna tha khayaal aap ko parde ka baradar
le jaate thay tum raat ko amma ki lehad par
ab dekhegi zainab ke khule sar ko ye dunya
yaad aaoge bhaiya
You cared so deeply for my modesty, brother…
You would take me at night to visit our mother's (as) [Fatima's (as)] grave.
Now the world will see Zaynab (as) with her head uncovered…
I will miss you, brother!
deedar bhi hojayega beti ke bahane
kya shaam ke zindan may aaoge sulaane
soyegi nahi jab meri lori se sakina
yaad aaoge bhaiya
Perhaps through our daughter [Sakina (as)], I will get to see you again…
Will you come to lull her to sleep in the prison of Damascus?
When Sakina (as) cannot sleep, no matter how I sing to her…
I will miss you, brother!