Ek kafela laya tha mein

Sula hai kabr mai besheer ko husaini ghareeb,

Har ek shaheed ke lashe pe aaye hai rote huwe,

Labe husain se suye falak aayi sadaa

[Ek kafela laya tha mein] ×3

Us kafele mein tha ali akber sa ek beta jawaan,

Abbas jesa bhayi tha,

[Masum asgher be zubaan] ×2

Kuch bibiya thi saath mein mehshar mein jinka naam tha

[Ek kafela laya tha mein] ×3

Ye kafela kaise luta ye soch ke mai ro diya,

Pala tha jinko naaz se,

(karbobala mein kho diya),

Un sab ke laashe samne the aur hoto par buka

[Ek kafela laya tha mein] ×3

Karyal jawaan ki laash hatho par uthayi hai abhi,

Ek be zuban ki kabr bhi,

[Maine banayi hai abhi] ×2

Samaan mere katl ka karte hai ab ye ashkiya

[Ek kafela laya tha mein] ×3

Pyase mere atfaal hai behta hai darya samne,

Ek be watan ko dasht mein,

[Luta hai foje shaam ne] ×2

Roti hai mere chah ne waalo ke laasho par kazaa

[Ek kafela laya tha mein] ×3

Kismat meri laykar muje karbobala tak agayi,

Ab barte barte bat

[Zainab ki rida tak agayi] ×2

Ho jawoonga mein katl to chinjayegi uski rida

[Ek kafela laya tha mein] ×3

Kuch der mein kanjar laeen ka halk par chal jayenga,

Aur baad mere khaym-e

[Sadaat bhi jal jaayenga] ×2

Ya yu koi pardes mein aa kar lootaye karbela

[Ek kafela laya tha mein] ×3

Jab katl mein ho jawoonga shaame ghariba ayengi,

Saydaniyo ke kalb pe,

[taaza kayamat dhayengi] ×2

us waqt uthengi meri laashe buridaa se sadaa

[Ek kafela laya tha mein] ×3

lashe sabhi rehjayengi jalti zamin par bekafan,

kaydi banengi mustufa

[ki aal pabandhe rasan] ×2

Raho mein rota jayenga bimar ye karke buka

[Ek kafela laya tha mein] ×3

Reh jayengi bali sakina ki fugaa zindan mein,

Kaydi rahengi saal bhar,

[saydaniya zindan mein] ×2

sajaad mera kayd se jayenga ye kehte huwa.