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Pyaasi Hai Sakina

Pyaasi Hai Sakina

Nasir Zaidi

A young girl named Sakina suffers from great thirst in the desert and the prison of Shaam. She remembers her father and uncle while facing deep loneliness and pain.

NohaShahadat Bibi Sakina

Ay Momino Jab Majlise Shabbir Mein Aana Bachon Ka Tumhe Waasta Ye Bhool Na Jaana Ye Soch Ke Jee Khol Ke Tum Ashq Bahana

O believers, when you come to the gathering of Shabbir (Hussain), do not forget the intercession of the children. Thinking of this, shed your tears freely.

Majlis Jahan Hogi Wahan Aati Hai Sakina Pani Na Mila Aaj Bhi Pyasi Hai Sakina Pyasi Hai Sakina Haye Pyasi Hai Sakina

Wherever there is a gathering, Sakina comes there. She did not receive water, and even today, Sakina is thirsty. Sakina is thirsty, alas, Sakina is thirsty.

Allah Kare Aaye Kabhi Aisa Zamana Ho Shaam Ke Zindan Ki Taraf Aap Ka Jaana Phat Jayega Dil Dekh Ke Wo Gham Ka Thikana Behaal Hui Qabr Mein Soti Hai Sakina

May God grant that such a time comes, that you happen to visit the prison of Shaam. Your heart will shatter seeing that abode of sorrow; in such a distressed state, Sakina sleeps in her grave.

Yun Jaanibe Darya Gaye Abbase Dilawar Aur Darya Se Mashqeeza Bhara Ba-Dile Muztar Darya Ki Har Ek Mauj Ye Kehti Thi Tadap Kar Hai Teesra Din Haaye Tadapti Hai Sakina

Thus went the brave Abbas towards the river, and with an anxious heart, he filled the water-skin from the river. Every wave of the river was saying in agony, 'It is the third day, alas, Sakina is writhing in thirst.'

Shaam Aagayi Jab Chaane Laga Ban Mein Andhera Zainab Ne Kiya Bhai Ke Laashe Pe Ye Noha Kya Tumne Sakina Ko Kahin Dekha Hai Bhaiya Ek Kooza Liye Dasht Mein Aayi Hai Sakina

When evening came and darkness began to spread in the desert, Zainab lamented over her brother's body: 'Have you seen Sakina anywhere, brother? She has come into the wilderness carrying a water jug.'

Jab Gyara Moharram Ko Suye Shaam Sidhari Darya Ki Taraf Dekh Ke Zainab Ye Pukari Abbas Na Mar Jaye Bhatiji Ye Tumhari Behaal Meri Godh Mein Soti Hai Sakina

When on the eleventh of Muharram they departed towards Shaam, looking towards the river, Zainab cried out: 'Abbas, may your niece not die; she is sleeping in my lap in a distressed state.'

Is Tarha Sitam Dhaate Hai Ab Zulm Ke Baani Laakar Ye Bhare Kooze Baha Dete Hai Pani Kuch Aur Bhi Bad Jaati Hai Yun Tashna Dahani Bhai Ki Taraf Dekh Ke Roti Hai Sakina

In this way, the architects of cruelty inflict oppression; they bring full jugs and pour out the water. Thus, the thirst increases even more; looking towards her brother, Sakina weeps.

Aansu Abhi Bachi Ke Nahi Paaye Thay Thamne Phir Maar Diya Durra Kisi Ehle Sitam Ne Sajjad Ko Har Gaam Rulaaya Isi Gham Ne Is Umr Mein Ye Sakhtiyan Sehti Hai Sakina

The child's tears had not yet stopped, when some oppressor struck her with a whip again. This very grief made Sajjad weep at every step; at such a tender age, Sakina endures these hardships.

Durro Ki Aziyat Se Tadapti Hai Hazeena Dukhta Hai Badan Siskiyan Leti Hai Sakina Sone Ke Liye Paas Nahi Baba Ka Seena Ek Kone Mein Sehmi Hui Baithi Hai Sakina

The sorrowful one writhes from the agony of the whips. Her body aches and Sakina sobs. Her father's chest is not there for her to sleep upon; in a corner, Sakina sits, terrified.

Ye Zulm Bhi Kamsin Pe Sitamgaaro Ne Dhaaya Rakha Hai Usay Qaid Wahan Par Yak O Tanha Rehta Hai Jahan Din Mein Qayamat Ka Andhera Darr Darr Ke Na Mar Jaaye Akeli Hai Sakina

The oppressors inflicted this cruelty upon the young child too; they kept her imprisoned there all alone. Where even in the daytime, there is a darkness like the Day of Judgment; may she not die of fear, Sakina is all alone.

Kehta Hai Suno Haaton Ko Jode Huwe Gowhar Aaj Aise Bahe Aankhon Se Ashkon Ka Samandar Ye Kehti Huwi Jaaye Na Shabbir Ki Dukhtar Lab Khushk Zaban Sookhi Hai Roti Hai Sakina

Listen, says Gowhar, with folded hands: 'Today, may an ocean of tears flow from the eyes, such that the daughter of Shabbir does not depart saying: My lips are dry, my tongue is parched, Sakina is weeping.'

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