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Meri Sakina

Nadeem Sarwar · 2007

Imam Hussain speaks to his young daughter Sakina, asking her to be brave and patient as he prepares to leave for the battlefield.

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Meri Sakina

My Sakina

Aakhri Salaam

The Final Farewell

Chahe Shaam Kaa Ho Zindan Howe Meri Sakina Is Terhaa Naa Rona Naa Meri Bachi Naa (Is Terhaa Naa Ronaa)

Whether it be the prison of Shaam, My Sakina, do not weep like this, No, my daughter, do not weep like this.

Tum Jawo Kaha(n) Allah Jane Maqtal Me Rahe Kis Haal Mei Hum Aab Khwab Mei Baba Aayenge Chahe Shaam Kaa Wo Zindan Howe

Where you are going, only Allah knows, and in what state I remain on the battlefield, Now, your father will only come in your dreams, Whether it be the prison of Shaam.

Hum Jaate Hay Milne Baba Se Ab Lot Ke Hum Ko Aanaa Nahi Kuch Der Lipat Jaa Sine Se Phir Baap Ka Sinaa Milnaa Nahi Sojanaa Jahaan Phuphiyaa(n) Kehde Chahe Shaam Kaa Ho Zindan Howe

I am going to meet my Father, and I will not return, Cling to my chest for a while, for you will not find your father's chest again, Sleep where your aunts tell you to, Whether it be the prison of Shaam.

Jaane De Muje Maidaa(n) Ki Taraf Denaa Ye Tuje Kurbani Hai Rahwaar Ke Mere Pawo(n) Na Per Meri Bachi Tu Sayyedani Hai Jinaa Hai Tuje Zehra Ki Terhaa Chahe Shaam Kaa Ho Zindan Howe

Let me go towards the battlefield, this sacrifice is yours to offer, Do not fall at the feet of my horse, my daughter, you are a Sayyeda (noble lady), You must live like Zehra, Whether it be the prison of Shaam.

Aa Ponch Le Ansoo Ankho Se Tu Dekle Chehraa Baba Ka Kal Ho Saktaa Hai Aa Naa Sake Pehchan Me Chehraa Baba Kaa Hum Saath Teraa Naa Chorenge Chahe Shaam Kaa Ho Zindan Howe

Come, wipe the tears from your eyes and look at your father's face, Tomorrow it may be that your father's face is unrecognizable, I will not leave your side, Whether it be the prison of Shaam.

Abbas Kaa Dil Akbar Ki Behan Jis Waqt Bandhe Gardan Me Rasan Tum Baba Baba Mat Kehnaa Tarpenga Mera Be Gor Badan Asger Ki Terhaa Se Chup Rehnaa Chahe Shaam Kaa Ho Zindan Howe

The heart of Abbas, the sister of Akbar, when the rope is tied around your neck, Do not call out 'Father, Father', or my unburied body will writhe in agony, Remain silent like Asghar, Whether it be the prison of Shaam.

Dekhaa "Rehan-O-Sarwar" Ne Khud Shaam Me Jaaker Ye Manzar Sailaab Hai Pursadaro Kaa Masroof-E-Fugaa Taa Hadtay Nazar Hai Nara Ilaakaa Bibi Kaa Chahe Shaam Kaa Ho Zindan Howe

Rehan and Sarwar saw this scene themselves upon going to Shaam, There is a flood of mourners, busy in lamentation as far as the eye can see, The cry of the Lady (Bibi), Whether it be the prison of Shaam.

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Meri Sakina by Nadeem Sarwar — Noha Lyrics & English Translation