Ye kafela layja

Ale nabi ka kafela, jab shaam ko chala.

Kehne lagi hussain se.

Hamshir alvidaa.

Ane lagi ik lashaye be sar se ye sadaa

[Ye kafela layja zainab, kafela layja] ×2

[Maine basayi karbala] ×3

Tu shaam ko basaa

[Ye kafela layja zainab, kafela layja] ×2

1. Kuch gham na kar jo raah me sehne hai sakhtiya

Sajaad mera kafele ka honga sarwan

[neze pe tere saath hi] ×3

jayenga sar mera

[Ye kafela layja zainab, kafela layja] ×2

2. Shiri ka ghar bhi raah me aayenga ay bahan

Tujko agar pehchan na paye wo purmehen

[kehna ke pura hogaya] ×3

waada ye gham zadaa

[Ye kafela layja zainab, kafela layja] ×2

3. Ay zainab teri raah me ayenga ek makaam

Hatim bulaayenga wahaa le le ke sabkaa naam

[karna wahaa bhi sabr tu] ×3

karna na bad duwaa

[Ye kafela layja zainab, kafela layja] ×2

4. Aysi bhi manzil raah me ayengi nawha ghar

Uthegi teri simt jo na paak har nazar

[quraan sunayenga wahi] ×3

neze pe sar mera

[Ye kafela layja zainab, kafela layja] ×2

5. ek aysi basti ayengi kuch pehle shaam se

takseem hongi chaadare rahib ki naam se

[phir chinlenge chaadare] ×3

aakar wo ashkiya

[Ye kafela layja zainab, kafela layja] ×2

6. Ay behna tera raah me hoga ye haal bhi

Bache judaa hojayenge jismo se khaal bhi

[har ghaam tere haal pe] ×3

rowengi sayidaa

[Ye kafela layja zainab, kafela layja] ×2

7. Ja zainab ja abaad kar zindaane shaam ko

Zainab sulaadena wahi us tishna kaam ko

[jiske gohar bhi chingaye] ×3

Daman bhi hai jalaa

[Ye kafela layja zainab, kafela layja] ×2

8. Shahzadi meri shaam se aye jo karbala

Kartithi apne bhayi ki markad pe ye buka

[zindaan basaa ke aagayi] ×3

tumne jo ye kahaa

[Ye kafela layja zainab, kafela layja] ×2