Lay kay Jibreel Arsho Aya Qasim Da Sehra Full Lyrics

Lay Ke Jibreel Arshon Aaya Qasim Da Sehra is a moving Punjabi manqabat recounting the sehra (wedding song) of Hazrat Qasim ibn Hasan (a.s.). Below are the complete lyrics in Urdu/Punjabi, the Roman English transliteration, the English translation, and the background of this beloved kalaam.

Qasim Da Sehra Lyrics in Urdu / Punjabi

Qasim Da Sehra Lyrics in English (Roman)

Lay ke Jibreel arshon aaya Qasim da sehra,
Parh daroodaan Maryam sajaaya Qasim da sehra,
Lay ke Jibreel arshon aaya Qasim da sehra.

Noori banRa noori sehra, chann ton sohna Qasim da chehra,
Chum ke Ghazi akhiyan nu laaya Qasim da sehra,
Lay ke Jibreel arshon aaya Qasim da sehra.

Sohna banRa Qasim ameer ay, pag budhaayi Maula Shabbir ay,
Parh ke Yaseen maa banaaya Qasim da sehra,
Lay ke Jibreel arshon aaya Qasim da sehra.

Poore hoye armaan maa de, deeve sadqe Qasim de naa de,
Jaanji bahattar, Fizza sunaaya Qasim da sehra,
Lay ke Jibreel arshon aaya Qasim da sehra.

PhaR Sakina Qasim di waag ay, mange Sughra hisse da laag ay,
Aakhe Bibi pardes aaya Qasim da sehra,
Lay ke Jibreel arshon aaya Qasim da sehra.

Janj Hasan de chann di aayi, Bibi Zainab kheme baThaayi,
Bibi Kubra di maa wadhaaya Qasim da sehra,
Lay ke Jibreel arshon aaya Qasim da sehra.

English Translation

Jibreel brought Qasim’s sehra down from the heavens; reciting durood, it was adorned – Qasim’s sehra.

A radiant groom and a radiant sehra; Qasim’s face lovelier than the moon. Ghazi (Abbas) kissed the sehra and touched it to his eyes – Qasim’s sehra.

The handsome groom Qasim is noble; Maula Shabbir (Imam Hussain) tied his turban. Reciting Surah Yaseen, his mother prepared it – Qasim’s sehra.

A mother’s wishes were fulfilled; lamps offered in devotion to Qasim’s name. With seventy-two of the wedding party, Fizza recited it – Qasim’s sehra.

Sakina holds Qasim’s reins; little Sughra asks for her share of the gift. The Bibi says it has come in a distant land – Qasim’s sehra.

The wedding procession of Hasan’s beloved son arrived; Bibi Zainab seated them in the tents; Bibi Kubra’s mother blessed it – Qasim’s sehra.

About This Manqabat

This kalaam remembers Hazrat Qasim ibn Hasan (a.s.), the young nephew of Imam Hussain (a.s.), and the tradition of his sehra – the wedding song – recalled in the days of Karbala. Written by Shahid Abbas Shahid, it beautifully interweaves the joy of a wedding with the sorrow of Karbala: Jibreel carrying the sehra from the heavens, Imam Hussain tying the groom’s turban, and the ladies of the Ahlul Bayt adorning Qasim. It is lovingly recited in majalis and gatherings during Muharram, keeping alive the memory of the household of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family).

Poet: Shahid Abbas Shahid