Zikr e gham ki ibtedaa hi, tazkera Zainab ka hai

Majlis o Maatam sikhaya, shukriya Zainab ka hai

Saat sau kursi nashi’n hai, takht par Ibn e Sitam

Is bhare darbar mein bhi, dabdaba Zainab ka hai

Baarhaa sar Gaazi ka aata hai jaanib farsh ki

Kaise sar naize pe rehta, sar khula Zainab ka hai

Quwwat e baazu e Shabbir, hai Sakina ka chacha

Ye Ali ka mojiza hai, hausla Zainab ka hai

Karbala, bazaar e Kufa, Shaam ka darbar, qaid

Sakhtiyaa’n itni, kaleja phool sa Zainab ka hai

Ek zaeefa mein numaaya hai bahattar ka wajood

Baad e Asr e Gham Haram ko, aasra Zainab ka hai

Har Imam e Waqt ne taa’zim ki jis Bibi ki

Ye Khuda hi jaanta kya martaba Zainab ka hai

Nauha kya ek sher bhi tu likh nahi’n sakta ‘Salim’

Kya teri auqaat ye to, mojiza Zainab ka hai