Karbala Chalo

Maa Muntazir Hai Bete Ke Ghumkhaar Aayenge Aakar Mere Hussain Pe Aasu Bahaenge Bint e Rasool Takti Hai Tum Sabka Raasta

The Mother (Fatima) awaits, that the mourners of her son will come, And having come, they will shed tears for my Hussain. The Daughter of the Prophet is watching The path of you all.

Zahra Ka Laal Qabr Mein Hasrat Ye Le Gaya Akbar Ka Kalma Goyo Ne Pursa Nhi Diya Ab Sheh Ko Pursa Dena Hai Kadiyal Jawaan Ka

Zahra's beloved son took this longing with him to the grave, That those who recite the Kalma did not offer condolences for Akbar. Now we must offer condolences to the King (Hussain) For his strapping young son.

Jee Bhar Ke Apne Bhai Ko Zainab Na Ro Saki Majlis Zameen e Karbobala Par Na Ho Saki Armaan e Sayyeda Mein Bichad e Safe Aza

Zainab could not weep for her brother to her heart's content, A gathering of mourning could not be held on the land of Karbala. In the longing of the Lady (Zainab), The rows of mourners were scattered.

Khanjar Tale Hussain Ki Aahein Gawaah Hai Halmin Mugheesuna Ki Sadaein Gawaah Hai Kab Se Hume Bulata Hai Zahra Ka Laadla

The sighs of Hussain beneath the dagger are witness, The cries of 'Is there any helper?' are witness. For how long has he been calling us, Zahra's beloved son.

Jis Khaak Ne Chupaya Tha Bint e Ali Ka Sar Jisne Kafan Banaya Tha Laash e Hussain Par Us Karbala Ki Khaak Ka Karne Ko Shukriyaa

The soil that hid the head of Ali's daughter, That which became the shroud upon the body of Hussain, To offer gratitude To that soil of Karbala.

Baazu Katake Jis Jagah Abbas So Gaye Armaan Bawafa Ke Jaha'n Dafn Hogaye Aasu Waha Girayenge Paani Jaha'n Gira

The place where Abbas slept after his arms were severed, Where the longings of the loyal one were buried, We will shed tears there, Where the water fell.

Qismat Se Waqt Aayega Jab Ye Hayaat Mein Tum Apne Betiyo'n Ko Bhi Le Jaana Saath Mein Akbar Ko Wo Sunayengi Sughra Ka Marsiya

By fate, the time will come in this life, That you take your daughters along with you too, They will recite to Akbar The elegy of Sughra.

Ek Saal Baad Bhai Ka Sar Jis Ghadi Mila Abid Se Roke Kehti Thi Ye Binte Sayyeda Dafnaungi Mai Hatho'n Se Sar Apne Bhai Ka

The moment she received her brother's head after a year, The Daughter of the Master (Zainab) said, weeping, to Abid (Imam Sajjad), 'I will bury with my own hands The head of my brother.'

Chehlum Bhi Apne Baap Ka Bachhi Na Kar Saki Roti Hui Wo Shaam Ke Zindaa'n Mein Marr Gayi Ae Kaash Koi Kehde Sakina Se Ye Zara

The young girl could not even observe the Chehlum of her father, Weeping, she died in the prison of Shaam (Damascus). If only someone could tell Sakina just this.

Is Saal Arbaeen Pe Aisa Ho Ehtemaam Ae Kaash Zaero'n Mein Ho Shamil Hamara Naam Aur De Hamein Bhi Hazrat e Abbas Ye Sadaa

May such arrangements be made this year for Arbaeen, If only our names could be included among the pilgrims (Zaereen), And may Hazrat Abbas also call out to us.

Ghurbat Musafiron'n Ki Musafir Samajh Sakein Kaise Chali Thi Bibiya'n Andaza Ho Humein Aasu Bahate Shehr e Najaf Se Piyada Paa

May travelers understand the exile of the travelers, May we grasp how the noble ladies walked, Shedding tears, walking on foot from the city of Najaf.

Chehlum Pe Jaise Aati Hai Zainab Bhi Shaam Se Izn e Safar Mile Jo Takallum Imaam Se Har Ek Qadam Zahoor Ki Karte Hue Dua

Just as Zainab comes from Shaam for the Chehlum, If Takallum (the poet) receives permission to travel from the Imam, With every step, praying for the Reappearance (Zahoor).