Ye Bata Karbobala

Kis Tarha Aale Mohammad Pe Hue Zulm O Jafa

How did such tyranny and oppression befall the Family of Muhammad?

Paani Hote Hue Kyu Ibne Ali Pyaasa Raha

Why did the son of Ali remain thirsty, even when water was available?

Kis Tarha Aale Mohammad Pe Hue Zulm O Jafa

How did such tyranny and oppression befall the Family of Muhammad?

Shabe Ashoor Ko Dulha Jo Bana Tha Qasim Haaye Dulha Qasim Kis Tarha Dasht Mein Wo Ghodo Se Pamaal Hua

Qasim, who became a bridegroom on the night of Ashura—alas, bridegroom Qasim—how was he trampled by horses in the desert?

Jab Alamdaar Ke Bazu Hue Maqtal Mein Juda Zeen Par Ruk Na Saka Zeen Se Khaak Pe Kis Tarha Alamdaar Gira

When the arms of the Standard-bearer were severed on the battlefield, he could not remain in the saddle; how did the Standard-bearer fall from the saddle onto the dust?

Ali Akbar Jise Kehti Thi Ali Ki Beti Wo Tha Ham Shakl E Nabi Uske Laashe Pe Hussain Ibne Ali Kaise Gaya

Ali Akbar, whom the daughter of Ali used to call her own—he who was the very image of the Prophet—how did Hussain, son of Ali, approach his corpse?

Leke Beemar Ka Paigham Jo Yasrab Se Chala Ashk Barsata Hua Haye Kis Waqt Pe Wo Qaside Sughra Pohcha

He who set out from Yathrib carrying the message of the ailing one, shedding tears—alas, at what a tragic moment did that messenger of Sughra arrive.

Apne Baba Ko Jo Baba Bhi Nahi Bol Saka Ghutniyo Bhi Na Chala Teer Kaise Usi Masoom Ki Gardan Pe Laga

He who could not even call his father 'Baba', who had not yet even crawled on his knees—how did an arrow strike the neck of that innocent child?

Teer Se Chalni Badan Zakhmo Se Khoo'n Jaari Tha Lab Pe Tha Shukre Khuda Sajda E Aakhri Shabbir Ne Kis Tarha Kiya

With a body riddled by arrows and blood flowing from his wounds, yet with gratitude to God upon his lips—how did Shabbir perform his final prostration?

Baap Ke Seene Pe Bachi Jo Sada Soti Thi Shaam E Ghurbat Me Wohi Kis Tarha Teero Bhare Seene Pe Soyi Tanha

The child who always used to sleep on her father's chest—in that evening of desolation, how did she sleep alone upon that chest filled with arrows?

Qafla Gyara Moharram Ko Rawane Jo Hua Berida Tha Kunba Sar Jhukaye Huw Kis Tarha Se Beemar Chala

When the caravan set out on the eleventh of Muharram, the family was unveiled; how did the ailing Imam walk, with his head bowed in grief?

Phir Se Deedar Ko Aankhein Ye Tarasti Hai Meri Dil Mein Hasrat Hai Yehi Hoga Rehan Ko Kab Izn Ziyarat Ka Ataa

My eyes yearn once again for a glimpse; this is the longing in my heart: when will Rehan be granted the permission to visit?