HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF IMAM HUSAIN’S MARTYRDOM pdf

History And Philosophy Of Imam Husain’s Martyrdom by Mohammed Ali, Al-haj Salmin

HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF IMAM HUSAIN’S MARTYRDOM

From the Book

By Husain Wells

Pitched upon the scorching; desert

the tents of Husain lay.

Encompassed round witli Satan’s liounds,

Upon that Black Sad Day.

They numbered less than Eighty Strong,

Women and Children too.

Whilst Yazid’s thousands stood around.

Awaiting the Fiend’s cue.

Driven away from the cooling stream.

His children wailing for water.

Awaiting with Patience extremely sublime.

Like sheep for the butcher’s slaughter.

Oh ! how valiantly fought that pitiful few.

Against Yazid’s vile murderers.

Fought with a courage unequalled in Time,

Fought with a fierceness that was surely divine.

The earth quaked and trembled as iiuoii drew near.

But still the survivors knew no fear.

But fewer and fewer grew that pitiful band.

For Islam, and Ood, and Husain, they stand.

At last, all were dead, the Devil had won.

Blood red sank down the merciless sun.

Trampled and torn lay the gallant Husain.

For Islam, and God, the Faithful were slain.