1) Kehthi hai bahen ke haal ko dekho tho bahi ek baar
Is dali hamsheer ka pochoge nahi kya hale zaar
Ta umer teri yaad me royegi Zainab zar zar

Kho baithi bahathur ko Zainab kya khoob naseeba layi hai - jawab
Chelum hai gharibeon ka Zainab zindan se chutkar ayi hai - jawab

2) Ale nabi par baad tere bhaiya howi kya kay jafa
Unteon ki nangi peet par bithlaye the hamko ehle jafa
Kehthe the tamashayi dekho ye bara gale ek reesman

Ithna bhi kisi ne na soncha ke ye Zehra ki jayi hai
- jawab
Chelum hai gharibeon ka Zainab zindan se chutkar ayi hai - jawab

3) Khaime hamare jalgaye bhaandhi gayi hatheon me rasan
Chini gayi chadar meri na de saki bhai ko kafan
Bazareon me darbareon me ho ayi ye laachar bahen

Paighame Hussaini duniya ko hamsheer teri deayi hai
- jawab
Chelum hai gharibeon ka Zainab zindan se chutkar ayi hai - jawab

4) Sajad ki gardan me tauq aur paeon me zanjeer thi ah
Thame howe unteon ke mehar chaltha raha kateon ki rah
Durre lagatha the aada beenar ki halath thi tabah

Chale pade the paon me har gaam pe thokar khayi hai
- jawab
Chelum hai gharibeon ka Zainab zindan se chutkar ayi hai - jawab

5) Beti tumhari qaid ke zulmo sitham na sehsaki
Shumere layi ke zulmse kuchbhi na zuban se kehsaki
Apne chacha aur baap se nadaa juda na rehsaki

Masoom dasthe shumer se galeon pe tamache khayi hai
- jawab
Chelum hai gharibeon ka Zainab zindan se chutkar ayi hai - jawab

6) Zinda ke darpe ja ja kar baba ko bulathi thi hardum
Kehthi thi phoopi kyon hogayi duniya sari ham se barham
Ta marg yateema karthi rahi mazloom Hussaina ka matham

Zainab Sakina jaan ko zinda me khokar ayi hai
- jawab
Chelum hai gharibeon ka Zainab zindan se chutkar ayi hai - jawab

7) Bazoo kataye sothe ho Abbas ay shere jawan
Ye bekaso beyaar bahen tere bina jaye kahan
Parde ko akar roklo jane ko hai ye karvaan

Behno ki rida ka rakhwala shabeer ka tho shaidayi hai
Chelum hai gharibeon ka Zainab zindan se chutkar ayi hai - jawab

8) Ojdi kisi ki maang tho khali kisi ki goad howi
Kho baithi koyi bete ko koyi bhai ki yaad me hai khoyi
Ek shab ki biyahi dulhan ko kya kehke bhala samjhaye koyi

Qasim bane markhad pe khadi dulhan teri mujrayi hai
Chelum hai gharibeon ka Zainab zindan se chutkar ayi hai - jawab

9) Hilthi thi zamee larza the falak Zainab ajab wo alam tha
Rothi thi khade syedaniya dafnane lage abid laasha
Chalayi wathan na jayegi bin bhai ke khahar dukhiya

Ay karbala godi me teri Zehra ki sari kamayi hai
Chelum hai gharibeon ka Zainab zindan se chutkar ayi hai - jawab