Sun dard kahaani karbal di
Akhan khoon de neer uchaal diyan
Karbal vich jhokan lutiyaan ne
Zahra te ali de laal diyan
Dil de soz de baaj nahi pata lagda
Sunniye karbal da haal te ki hunda
Puchcho dasvin muharaam da aashiqan nu Jadon aawe khayaal te ki hunda
Godi baap de tadaf ke ik waari
Ankhan meett laye baal te ki hunda
Sayim puchcho muhammad nu vich karbal
Maari jaawe je aal te ki hunda
Sanu pata ki veer di laash jis dam
Aake labhdi e bhain te ki hunda
Dard mandan de dilan nu puch jaake
Cham cham barsan je nain te ki hunda
Pucho aabad nu ankhan de saamne je
Kadiyan phuphi nu pain te ki hunda
Puchcho zahra nu khanjar di dhaar thalle
Jadon tadfe hussain te ki hunda
Phat gaye jigar pahadan de vi kamb gaya jag saara
Jad asghar de naazak halkon chchuteya khoon phwaara
Sadke sabar tere ton sayim sayyid shah sawaara
Jaan ditti par aan na diiti haider de dildaara
Karbal vich jadd aal nabi di uthi bad kirdaaran
Hooran tadfiyan jannat andar arsheen pain pukaaran
Sayim tadaf ke aakhe zainab lai nana hun saaran
Bagh ujaad ditta ajj tera ummat de badkirdaaran
Tak veer nu de laashe tayin tadaf payi hamsheera
Ik te gal akheeri kar lai bhain luti deya veera
Bhain ghareeb diyan sadran mukkiyan mereya veera
Gir gaye phul sehre da sayim khoon ch rangeya jheera
Haider akbar te chal gayiyaan zulm diyan shamsheeran
Odher bhain udeekan kardi khat nahi ghaleya veeran
Haawaan maar ke royiyaan raahwan kamb diyan si zanjeeran
Kaidi ho jad duniya sayim nabi diyan tasveeran
Karbal vich jhokan luttiyan ne
Zahra te ali de laal diyan
Dil hileya arsh muallah da
Aaya larzan nu bade khizran nu
Kamb utheya roza zahra da
Sun cheekan asghar baal diyan
Hooran de athru dul gaye ne
Atte dhaawan maariyan kursiyan ne
Karbal vich laashan tadaf diyan
Tak tak ke aseer di aal diyan
Maqtal chon langdeyan zainab ne
Keha laashe vekh shaheedan de
Kithe chchup gayon mere chann veeran
Tainu kehndi bhaina bhaal diyan
Kidda kehar te zulm kamaaya e
Lai akbar da laasha sayyid jad kheme wal aaya
Asmaanan nu larza aaya malkan hosh wanjaaya
Zainab bhain nu aake sayim sayyid ne farmaaya
Lutt leya ajj bhaina tera kufiyan sab sarmaaya
Cham cham khoon ankhan chon wagda dil tukde ho jaaye
Karbal waale peer sachche di yaad jadon vi aawe
Raati bhi zehra di sayim hanju payi wagawe
Laashan nu payi waajan maare atte veer veer kurlaawe
Sakhi hussain ne kam jo keeta kar nahi sakda koi
Koi nahi royiyaan vichchdan lagiyan jehve dhee hussain di royi
Veer jehde pardesi jaawan gham hijr da jaane soyi
Sayim mehshar tak nayi bhulni jehdi karbal de vich hoyi
Jad ton sayyid mazloom shaheed hoya
Shafaq subah di ohde ton ratti ho gayi
Panjtan paak de gushan e paak utte
Meri oh challi patti patti ho gayi
Jad akbar jawaan da khoon dulla
Ret karbalan di hor tatti ho gayi
Udhar zahra da bujheya chirag sayim
Udharon gul si kufr di batti ho gayi
Kidda kehar te zulm kamaaya e
Ral mil ke koofe waleyan ne
Sab kaliyan narm tharu sittiyan
Panjtan de shajar de daal diyan
Shabbeer de sar ne neze te
Chad ke oh jalwa vekh leya
Oh toor utte chehre jalwe nu
Musa diyan galiyan bhaaldiyan
Dil hileya arsh muallah da
Aaya larzan nu ate hizran nu
Kamb utheya roza zahra da
Sunn cheekan asghar baal diyann
Karbal vich tuttiyan hoyiyaan di
Nayi yaad bhulaayan bhul sakdi
Laye jaan muharram de das din
Sab khushiyan poore saal diyan
Maqtal chon langdeyan zainab ne
Keha laashe dekh shaheedan de
Kithe chchup gayon mere chann veeran
Tainu kehndi bhaina bhaal diyan
Je eh nahi qayaamat aye 'Sayim'
Pher hor qayaamat kehdi e
Ik mile na paani pyaseyan nu
Ik dhuban khanga bhaal diyan
Hooran de athru dul gaye ne
Gali gali madine de cheekh uthi
Jadon karbaal da shahsawaar tureya
Eh te jigra hussain da hi jaande
Kivein bachi nu deke pyar tureya
Ghar nu chchadd ke koi ni inj tureya
Maula ali da jivein dildaar tureya
Sayim tadfeya jag si jadon sayim
Chadre amma de hujre nu maar chaleya
Hooran de athru dul gaye ne
Sakhi hussain di dard kahaani
Bhala koi sun sakke
Hooran de athru dul gaye ne
Atte dhaawan maariyan kursiyan ne
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Overall Meaning:
The lyrics of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's song "Sweet Pain" are an expression of the deep emotional pain felt by the followers of the Prophet Muhammad and his family, particularly during the tragic events of Karbala. The first stanza describes the tears shed by the eyes of the followers of the Prophet, their pain and how the thieves looted and ransacked Karbala. The second stanza laments the inability to fully comprehend the agony that the Karbala martyrs went through, and asks what would happen to their souls when they passed.
The next stanza is a poignant description of the aftermath of the tragic events of Karbala, how the tears of those who witnessed the body of Imam Hussein and his loved ones led to spiritual tremors and shattered hearts. The verses that follow reveal more details of the tragic events and their impact on the followers, particularly the women who had to watch their loved ones being martyred. They express their sorrow, grief, and anger while questioning how such a terrible thing could happen to the family of the Prophet.
Moving forward, the lyrics go on to describe how the people of Karbala were treated as outcasts, their homes being destroyed, and their possessions taken away from them. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan also mentions how the pain of the faithful knows no boundaries, even crossing over into the next world, where the memory of the events of Karbala is still vivid. The last stanza celebrates the Das Din event, and the happiness it brings to the followers throughout the year.
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