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Arey o Shaam Walo

Arey o Shaam Walo

Nadeem Sarwar

Bibi Sakina calls out to the people of Shaam from her prison cell, pleading for a shroud for her father and relief from their suffering. She laments the loss of her protectors and the indignity faced by the women of the Prophet's household.

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Arey O, Shaam Walo. Kafan, Baba Ko Day Do. Arey O, Shaam Walo.

Hey you, people of Shaam. Give my father a shroud. Hey you, people of Shaam.

Sakina, Ki Sadaa Hai. Arey O, Shaam Walo. Arey O, Kufe Walo.

This is the cry of Sakina: Hey you, people of Shaam. Hey you, people of Kufa.

Arey O, Shaam Walo. Arey O, Kufe Walo. Mere Pyaare Jo Amu Aj Hote. Kabhi Naa Is Kadar Majbur Hote. Gada-I Karke Late. Magar Tumse Na Kehte.

Hey you, people of Shaam. Hey you, people of Kufa. If my beloved uncle were here today, we would never have been this helpless. He would have begged for us, but he would never have asked you for anything.

Arey O, Shaam Walo. Arey O, Kufe Walo. Chacha Ka Sar Ye Neze, Se Hatado. Sarey Shabbir Parda Urado. Ye Gham, Kitna Baraa Hai. Meri Maa Be Ridaa Hai.

Hey you, people of Shaam. Hey you, people of Kufa. Remove my uncle's head from this spear. Cover the head of Shabbir (Hussain). This grief is so immense; my mother is without a veil.

Arey O, Shaam Walo. Arey O, Kufe Walo. Me Khatoon-E Jinaa Ka Aayina Hu. Rasan Basta Asiro, Be Ridaa Hu. Meri, Janib Na Dekho. Mera, Kurta Phataa Hai.

Hey you, people of Shaam. Hey you, people of Kufa. I am the reflection of the Lady of Paradise (Fatima). I am a shackled captive, without a veil. Do not look my way; my garment is torn.

Arey O, Shaam Walo. Arey O, Kufe Walo. Wo Sina Mere Baba Ka Kaha Hai, Suna Hai Bar Sare Dega Tapa Ha, Nahi Haye Wo Sine. Kaha, Soye Sakina.

Hey you, people of Shaam. Hey you, people of Kufa. Where is the chest of my father? I have heard it is trampled upon the spear. Alas, that chest is not here. Where is Sakina supposed to sleep?

Arey O, Shaam Walo. Arey O, Kufe Walo. Mere Gar Ke Kaniz-E, Ba Ridaa Hai. Kayamat, Hogayi Hum Be Ridaa Hai. Sitam, Kitna Bara Hai. Phuphi Ka Sar Khula Hai.

Hey you, people of Shaam. Hey you, people of Kufa. The handmaidens of my household are unveiled. It is a day of judgment that we are without veils. How great is this oppression; my aunt's head is uncovered.

Arey O, Shaam Walo. Arey O, Kufe Walo. Yatimo Ko Sataa Na, Kab Rawaa Hai. Dukhe Dil, Ko Dukhana, Kab Rawaa Hai. Sitam, Jo Chahe Karlo. Magar Ik Kam-E Kar Do

Hey you, people of Shaam. Hey you, people of Kufa. When is it permissible to torment orphans? When is it permissible to hurt broken hearts? Do whatever oppression you wish, but do one task for me.

Arey O, Shaam Walo. Arey O, Kufe Walo. Rihayi Ki Tamanna, Mar Chuki Hai. Ye Zindaa Meri Manzil, Akhri Hai. Magar, Baba Se Kehna. Aba Ana Shaam Aana.

Hey you, people of Shaam. Hey you, people of Kufa. The hope for release has died. This prison is my final destination. But tell my father: Father, come to Shaam.

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