Zainab, Zainab, Zainab

Ummul masaaib Zainab, ummul masaaib Zainab, ummul masaaib Zainab

(Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab) x2

1. Ya'lun nidaa fi karbalaa', fakhrun nisaa, sirrul ibaa
Ummul ataa', ramzul fidaa', hatta as-samaa', tabki dimaa'
As-sabira, at-tahirah, an-naasirah, ath-thaairah

(Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab) x2

2. You are the daughter of ali

And fatema binte nabi

In honour of your family

Allah has made the skies and seas

There is no one like you

The flag bearer of truth



(Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab) x2

3. Tera hai aisa martaba

Ho dukhtare sheyre khuda

Ho Fatema ka aayina

Ho warise ehle kisa

Rab ki hai salaami

Tum par deen ki haami



(Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab) x2

4. Roohush-shaheed, dhallat yazeed, dhaak al-aneed, bish-shaami Eid
Maadha tureed yawmal wa'eed, laysa baeed, laalan naheed
Dhalamoona, qataloona, dhabahoona, asaroona

(Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab) x2

5. You are the sister of Hussain

And of abbas who will remain

Together they lay face to face

Across from Baynul Haramayn

They will not separate

This was always their fate



(Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab) x2

6. Darbar e shaam mei khari

Thi ye nawasi-e-nabi

Matloob thi hijaab ki

Khutbe ko wo parhti rahi

Lehja tha ye aisa

Masnad ko hilaaya



(Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab) x2

7. Nahnul kiraam, wildul imaam, antum li aam, sharrul anaam
Ajzal kalaam, dhubihas salaam, qutilal wi'aam, saadal haraam
Shaffa'naa, tawwajnaa, karramna, ilaahuna

(Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab) x2

8. Paraded in the streets of Shaam
With ropes and chains tied on your arms
Upon a spear was the imaam
Crying reciting the quraan
Prisoner with no veil
Your skin sunken and pale

(Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab) x2

9. Hai teri zaat Ali ki zaat
Bachi hai puri kayinaat
Azaan o hajj sawmo salaat
Tujhse mili hume hayaat
Majlison ki bani
Kehte hain "Tejani"

(Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab Ya Zainab) x2