purani baat hai
lekin ye anhoni si lagti hai

husain-abaad sara
taziya-daron ki basti thi

moharram ke dinon mein sham hote hi
husain-abaad ke mard-o-zan kale libason mein

aza-khanon ke dalanon mein
shab bhar marsiya padhte

saf-e-matam bichhate aur apni chhatiyon ko lal kar lete
nauwin ki shab wo sab apne gharon se aag late

aur dahakti aag ki chaaron taraf inten bichha dete
hazaron aankhen mushtaqana ek jaanib ko uth jatin

faza mein gunj si hoti
koi nara lagata aur husain-ibn-e-ali ka nam le kar

aag ki inton pe yun chalta hua aata
ki jaise farsh-e-gul ho ya koi sabze ki chadar ho

wo phir nara lagata daudta bijli ki tezi se
muqaddas aayaton wala alam hathon mein le leta

kamar se apni kas leta
hazaron log us ke gard halqa bandh lete

aur use kashf-o-karamat ka khazina jaan kar
apne dilon ka muddaa kahte

wo paiham aag ki inton pe yunhi nachta rahta
muradon minnaton ka majra sunta

magar jab aag ki inton ki surkhi mand ho jati
to sare log halqa tod dete aur muqaddas aayaton wala alam

is shakhs ke hathon se le lete
aza-khanon ke dalanon mein wapas laut kar aate

saf-e-matam bichhate
aur apni chhatiyon ko lal kar lete