Apne dil apne ankho mein le chala

haath seene pe, pao'n mein aable

karbala ki zamee'n tadapne lagi

ashiqo ke qadam choone ko badhi

hoke betaab zaero se kaha

kar diya tumne apna wada wafa

chaar su gunj rahi hai ye sadaa..

har azadar ki jaa hai karbala

Karbala, karbala..(4)

Karbala jaan e azadar e hussain, karbala ashiq e zawwar e hussain..(2)

Badh rahe hai karwa'n dar karwa'n

janib e karbobala peer o jawa'n

karbala kya hai qibla e ashiqa'n

karbala hai ali akbar ki azaa'n

karbala zulm par hai zarb e gara'n

karbala shauk e shahadat ka baya'n

karbala jalwa e anwar e hussain

Karbala jaan e azadar e hussain, karbala ashiq e zawwar e hussain..(2)

Is taraf khaimo se uthta hai dhua'n

us taraf baithi hui kuch bibiya'n

ek masooma kahi'n nauha kuna

jis ke rukh par hai tamacho ke nisha'n

ek beemar o zaeef o natawa'n

azm e shabbiri hai chehre se ayaa'n

hai yehi abid e ghum khwar e hussain

Karbala jaan e azadar e hussain, karbala ashiq e zawwar e hussain..(2)

Tere daman mein aye dasht e nainawa

so rahe hai kaise kaise mehlaqa

khoo'n mein ghalta hai shabih e mustafa

aur wo qasim hai pamal e jafa

chhid gaya teer se nanha sa gala

haye asghar tere marne ki adaa

ye adaa hai akse paikar e hussain

Karbala jaan e azadar e hussain, karbala ashiq e zawwar e hussain..(2)

Ye matam o nauha ye farsh e azaa

saniye zahra ki ye sab hai ataa

sar se chhini gaya hai jiski rida

jisne bete kiye bhai pe fida

jiska khutba sare darbar e jafa

kar gaya zulm ko ruswa ba khuda

zinda zainab se hai lalkare hussain

Karbala jaan e azadar e hussain, karbala ashiq e zawwar e hussain..(2)

Aye zafar kaise masaeb ho rakam

jab hue bazu e abbas qalam

gir kar thanda hua ghazi ka alam

zakhmo se choor hai saqqa e haram

rakha phir bhi alamdari ka bharam

aaj lehrata hai sahil pe alam

shane haider hai alamdar e hussain

Karbala jaan e azadar e hussain, karbala ashiq e zawwar e hussain..(2)