mauj-e-dariya ke labon par tishnagi hai karbala
reg-e-sahil par tadapti zindagi hai karbala

sabr ki aur zabt ki ye manzilen hain aakhiri
azm ahl-e-bait ka kya dekhti hai karbala

haq kabhi jhukta nahin hai sar bhi kat jae agar
zehn-o-dil ke waste ek aagahi hai karbala

kyun sakina aur zainab is qadar khamosh hain
dur tak sahra mein dekho khamushi hai karbala

mit gaya hai farq sab farda mein aur diroz mein
mat de kar rakhsh-e-dauran ko chali hai karbala

ta-qayamat zikr se raushan rahegi ye zamin
zulmaton ki sham mein ek raushni hai karbala

ai gham-e-sham-e-ghariban ai shab-e-tar-e-alam
ahl-e-dil ko roz-o-shab tadpa rahi hai karbala