salaam garche likhii huii thii shahaadat imaam ki
— Parveen Shakir
Garche likhee huee thee shahaadat imaam kee
Lekin mere husain ne hujjat tamaam kee
Zainab kee be-ridaa.ee ne sar meraa Dhak diyaa
Aaghaaz-e-sub.h-e-nau huee wo shaam shaam kee
Ik khvaab-e-khaas chashm-e-mohammad men tha chhupaa
Ta.abeer noor-e-ain-e-mohammad ne aam kee
Bachchon kee pyaas maalik-e-kausar pe shaaq thee
Saaqee ko varna mai kee zaroorat na jaam kee
Hur saa naseeb baadshahon ko nahin naseeb
Aaqaa se mil rahi thee gavaahee ghulaam kee
Dariyaa pe tishna-lab hain pe sahraa men shaad-kaam
Duniyaa ajab hai un ke safar aur qayaam kee
De kar razaa jo chehra-e-shabbeer zard hai
Thee iltijaa-e-jang ye kis laala-faam kee
Garche likhi hui thi shahadat imam ki
Lekin mere husain ne hujjat tamam ki
Zainab ki be-ridai ne sar mera Dhak diya
Aaghaz-e-subh-e-nau hui wo sham sham ki
Ek KHwab-e-KHas chashm-e-mohammad mein tha chhupa
Tabir nur-e-ain-e-mohammad ne aam ki
Bachchon ki pyas malik-e-kausar pe shaq thi
Saqi ko warna mai ki zarurat na jam ki
Hur sa nasib baadshahon ko nahin nasib
Aaqa se mil rahi thi gawahi ghulam ki
Dariya pe tishna-lab hain pe sahra mein shad-kaam
Duniya ajab hai un ke safar aur qayam ki
De kar raza jo chehra-e-shabbir zard hai
Thi iltija-e-jang ye kis lala-fam ki