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Zuljanah Aqbal Minal Maydaan Khaali
Added 2026-06-21
zuljanah aqbal minal maydaan khaali
waa waylaa
haaye wa hussaina
ay wa ghareeb
ay wa shaheed
ay wa madhloom
Zuljanah [Imam Husayn's (as) horse] returned from the battlefield empty!
Oh, woe!
Oh, Husayn (as)! Oh, Husayn (as)!
Oh, the forsaken one!
Oh, the martyr!
Oh, the oppressed one!
shor huwaa lo khaali aaya
chhor ke zainab kaa maajaayaa
baaghe kati hain khunme nahaayaa
zaynab ne dukhra ye sunaaya
A cry went up: Look, he [Zuljanah] has come back empty!
Leaving Zaynab's (as) brother behind!
His reins are cut, soaked in blood!
Zaynab (as) recounted her sorrow, saying…
zuljanah aqbal minal maydaan khaali
waa waylaa
haaye wa hussaina
ay wa ghareeb
ay wa shaheed
ay wa madhloom
Zuljanah returned from the battlefield empty!
Oh, woe!
Oh, Husayn (as)! Oh, Husayn (as)!
Oh, the forsaken one!
Oh, the martyr!
Oh, the oppressed one!
khunme tar rehwaar ko dekha
royi tarap kar baali sakinaa
boli kahaan hai mere baabaa
chhin liyaa kyun meraa sahaaraa
Seeing the horse soaked in blood…
Young Sakina (as) cried out in anguish!
She asked, Where is my Father [Husayn (as)]?
Why has my support been snatched away?!
zuljanah aqbal minal maydaan khaali
waa waylaa
haaye wa hussaina
ay wa ghareeb
ay wa shaheed
ay wa madhloom
Zuljanah returned from the battlefield empty!
Oh, woe!
Oh, Husayn (as)! Oh, Husayn (as)!
Oh, the forsaken one!
Oh, the martyr!
Oh, the oppressed one!
mai tere sadqe mai tere waari
tu mere baabaa ki hai sawaari
tere badanse khun hai jaari
zakhm lage hai jismpe kaari
I sacrifice myself for you, I give my life for you!
You are the mount of my Father [Husayn (as)]!
Blood is flowing from your body!
You have grievous wounds on your body!
zuljanah aqbal minal maydaan khaali
waa waylaa
haaye wa hussaina
ay wa ghareeb
ay wa shaheed
ay wa madhloom
Zuljanah returned from the battlefield empty!
Oh, woe!
Oh, Husayn (as)! Oh, Husayn (as)!
Oh, the forsaken one!
Oh, the martyr!
Oh, the oppressed one!
baat namaani tune meri
royi bohot qadmon se lipti
boli kahaan hai mere baabaa
chhin liyaa kyun meraa sahaaraa
You did not heed my words!
She cried profusely, clinging to its feet
She asked, Where is my Father [Husayn (as)]?
Why has my support been snatched away?
zuljanah aqbal minal maydaan khaali
waa waylaa
haaye wa hussaina
ay wa ghareeb
ay wa shaheed
ay wa madhloom
Zuljanah returned from the battlefield empty!
Oh, woe!
Oh, Husayn (as)! Oh, Husayn (as)!
Oh, the forsaken one!
Oh, the martyr!
Oh, the oppressed one!
chhor diyaa kyun ranme akelaa
choor ghamon se thaa meraa baabaa
jis ne uthaayaa laashe pe laashaa
tanhaa kyun maqtal seaayaa
Why did you leave him alone on the battlefield?
My Father [Husayn (as)] was shattered by sorrows already!
He who had lifted corpse after corpse…
Why did you come back alone from the place of his martyrdom?
zuljanah aqbal minal maydaan khaali
waa waylaa
haaye wa hussaina
ay wa ghareeb
ay wa shaheed
ay wa madhloom
Zuljanah returned from the battlefield empty!
Oh, woe!
Oh, Husayn (as)! Oh, Husayn (as)!
Oh, the forsaken one!
Oh, the martyr!
Oh, the oppressed one!
qatl huwe shabbir jo ran me
gunji sadaa raihaan ye ban me
aag lagi zahraa ke chaman me
pohnchi khabar sughraa ko watan me
When Husayn (as) was martyred on the battlefield…
this cry echoed through the wilderness, oh Rayhan!
Fire consumed Fatima's (as) family
The news reached Sughra (as) in her homeland
zuljanah aqbal minal maydaan khaali
waa waylaa
haaye wa hussaina
ay wa ghareeb
ay wa shaheed
ay wa madhloom
Zuljanah returned from the battlefield empty!
Oh, woe!
Oh, Husayn (as)! Oh, Husayn (as)!
Oh, the forsaken one!
Oh, the martyr!
Oh, the oppressed one!