Aabaad Hui Karbobala Ujda Madina

Ek Din Tha Ke Is Shehr Ki Karti Thi Mai Shaahi Aur Aaj Tabaahi Be-Ghusl Pada Mohre Nabuwat Ka Nagina

There was a day when I reigned over this city, And today, there is only destruction; The jewel of Prophethood lies unwashed and abandoned.

Kis Laash Pe Ro'un Kisay Chodun Mai Biradar Laashe Hai Bahatar Hadh Ye Hai Ke Rone Ki Ijazat Bhi Mili Na

Over which body should I weep, and whom should I leave behind, O brother? There are seventy-two bodies; The limit of cruelty is that I was not even granted permission to mourn.

Ashgar Ka Gala Bhai Ka Sar Seena-e-Akbar Sab Gauhar o Chadar Is Dasht May Loota Gaya Zainab Ka Khazeena

Asghar's throat, my brother's head, the chest of Akbar, All the jewels and the veils; In this desert, Zainab's entire treasury was plundered.

Maa'ein Bhi Na Pehchan Saki Bachon Ke Chehre Bikhre Hue Sehre Hai Khoon Ki Darya May Ghareebon Ka Safina

Even mothers could not recognize the faces of their children, Their wedding garlands scattered; The vessel of the oppressed is drowning in a river of blood.

Ek Aag Hai Qaimon May Qayamat Ka Samaa Hai Ghazi Tu Kahan Hai Dekho To Rida Cheen Gaya Shimr Kameena

There is fire in the tents, a scene of the Day of Judgment, Where are you, Ghazi? Look, the wretched Shimr has snatched away my veil.

Chaadar Chini Durr La Liye Ab Zulm Na Dhaao Baba Se Milaao Naize Ke Talay Baith Ke Roti Hai Sakina

You snatched the veil, you took the earrings, do not inflict more cruelty; Reunite me with my father; Sitting beneath the spear, Sakina is weeping.

Paaband e Rasan Bibiyan Bazaar Khule Sar Har Mod Pe Pathar Masoom Yateemon Ka Baha Surkh Paseena

The ladies are bound in ropes, walking through the bazaar with heads unveiled, Stones thrown at every turn; The innocent orphans are sweating blood.

Shaukath Sar e Maqtal Ye Kaha Binte Ali Ne Zahra Ki Pali Ne Bhaiya Tere Bin Khaak Teri Behna Ka Jeena

Shaukath, at the site of the slaughter, the daughter of Ali said, She who was raised by Zahra: 'Brother, without you, your sister's life is but dust.'