Ro Raha Hai Khud Andhera Shaam Ke Zindaan Mein

Rehgayi Tanha Sakina Shaam Ke Zindaan Mein

Sakina has been left all alone In the prison of Shaam

Margayi Ye Kehte Kehte Be Watan Pardes Mein Kya Nahin Aayenge Baba Shaam Ke Zindaan Mein

She died saying, in this strange, foreign land, 'Will my father not come?' In the prison of Shaam

Lehjaaye Shabbir Mein Lori Sunane Ke Liye Khuld Se Aati He Zehra Shaam Ke Zindaan Mein

In the voice of Shabbir, to sing a lullaby, Zehra comes from Paradise To the prison of Shaam

Beriyon Ke Shor Mein Zanjeer Ki Jhankaar Mein Uth Raha Hai Ik Janaaza Shaam Ke Zindaan Mein

Amidst the noise of shackles and the clanking of chains, A funeral procession is rising In the prison of Shaam

Saahib-e-Aulaad Jaakar Khud Hi Andaaza Kare Mu(n) Ko Ata Hai Kaleja Shaam Ke Zindaan Mein

Let those who have children go and judge for themselves, How the heart breaks In the prison of Shaam

Dekh Kar Maasum Ke Lab Par Tamaachon Ke Nishaan Mot Ko Aya Paseena Shaam Ke Zindaan Mein

Seeing the marks of slaps on the innocent one's face, Even Death itself broke into a sweat In the prison of Shaam

Is Tarah Taqseem Baanu Ki Kamaayi Hogayi Dasht Mein Asghar Sakina Shaam Ke Zindaan Mein

In this way, Bano's earnings were divided, Asghar in the desert, Sakina in the prison of Shaam