Qaid sey chutt ke aayi hai Zainab

Qaid sey chutt ke aayi hai Zainab

Sadhmey dil par uttaayi hai Zainab

Qabr sheh ki banaayi hai Zainab

Kuch yateemoun ko laayi hai Zainab

Kehti hai rokay lo khabar bhaayi

Khatm ab hogaya safar bhaayi

Mein hoon Zainab falak sathaayi hoon

Turnsey milney yahaan main aayi hoon

Aur lutey qaafilay ko laayi hoon

Bhaayi kya kya sitham utthaayi hoon

S haam takh nangay sar gayi Zainab

Kyon na pehlay hi margayi Zainab

Utt kay dekho tho ek nazar bhaayi

Tukhdey sadhmoun sey hai jigar bhaayi

Hogaya hai safaydh sar bhaayi

Jhuk gayi hai meri kamar bhaayi

Waada poora main karkay aayi hoon

Pushth par taaziyaaney khaayi hoon

Saarey kunbey ko saath laayi thi

Mehnathoun sey yeh ghar basaayi thi

Mainey daulath yeh maa sey paayi thi

Ho gayi dafn jo kamaayi thi

A b ho kyon kar meri basar bhaayi

H aaye kis muh sey jaaoon ghar bhaayi

Ab na utt ke yahaan sey jaaoongi

Qabr baaloun sey apney jhaadoongi

Phool har subhaa main chaddhaoongi

Shammaa raathoun ko main jalaaoongi

Yoon hi hojaayegi basar bhaayi

Kya karey jeekay nauhagar bhaayi

Gar koyi poochey kiski jaayi hai

Qabr kiski yeh tu banaayi hai

Mujhko qismath kahoongi laayi hai

Main bahen hoon yeh mera bhaayi hai

Thay Nabi ke yeh maan-ney waaley

A ur musalmaan thay maarney waaley

Kya bathaoon shaheed ki haalath

Tanh tha zakhmi thi dhoop ki shiddath

Aur namazi pa pyaas ki shiddath

Sar utthaaney ki bhi na di mohlath

Dafn is jaa hai naamoor bhaayi

Deidiyaa raahey haq may sar bhaayi

Thi muqaddar may meray ruswaayi

Kyon na darbaar hi may maut aayi

Pesh-e-haakim gayi yeh dukh paayi

Ghussa aaya tha peegayi bhaayi

Jo huvey zulm sehgayi Zainab

S abke ronay ko rehgayi Zainab