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I look upon the stars ... And I see a head Hussein has been martyred ... And the lands are red Your mother weeps for you ... she looks upon your head Hussein has been martyred ... And the lands are red *** Hussein I am Fatima, and today I come to see you I come now to Karbala, the Sky is Red instead of blue I walk towards your body, I cannot believe this is true I break a Tear, O' Hussein my heart cannot see this view * The Sky cries out for you, and so Does the Land Nothing is left of you, on this Bloody Land My eyes cannot take this … lay on the ground your head Hussein has been martyred ... And the lands are red ** I enter Karbala searching, searching for that shining Star I see many shining lights, which one is yours its so far I see Abbas, your brother, he has no hands and he's afar The death of my son Abbas, O' Hussein has left me a scar * You have left a Deep scar, in my heart you have You are my shining star, and your all I have I cry for your daily ... tears of blood I now shed Hussein has been martyred ... And the lands are red ** On the hot sands you were killed, and on there now you than lay They will all be Judged my Hussein, that day will come and its Doomsday They have no shame O' Hussein, what is this horrid display Even though you're drenched in blood, you still look like a rose Bouquet * And on the ground you lay… Hussein you’re my rose To God I pray and say … they martyred my rose This bouquet I pick up … why is it drenched in red Hussein has been martyred ... And the lands are red ** They raised your head on a spear, O’ Son this display hurts me Here I am on the hot sands, I cannot describe what I see May Allah curse your killers, O’ Allah please here my plea The prayer of a mother, Allah will accept easily * You recite the Qur’an … with every last breath You call out Fatima … with your final breath The nail and the door … O’ Hussain now your head Hussein has been martyred ... And the lands are red Mountather Al-Karbalai, Ottawa – 11/11/2012 * I wrote this for Muhharam 2012, But I have not had time to post it and here it is *

Between SHE and FATHER My story ended as they were leaving FATHER held up his hand waving It is only myself in the convoy I can’t see I screamed , FATHER, why not me? HE closely came and said you're sick Later I will send someone for you to pick I felt deep, that we will not soon meet A wound will start and none can treat FATHER allow my small brother to stay? HE will be in my eyes night and day Your brother can’t stay , HE has to go His mother is waiting and my MOTHER so Then i had to wave and say goodbye As they were moving and I slowly die I was staring as they vanished fast Heart was bleeding and the gap is vast I went back alone to my empty home Touching the walls and room by room Here was Sakina, my head on her shoulder She said: my small one, you are getting older Here is the cradle, empty but I shake May be I hear your voice thus I slake Here FATHER hugged me; here he said I love you, I caught you; so I ran and fled Here FATHER prayed I can hear his sound I still see his head for long on the ground The house that I had in every corner a mark Is so gloomy so drear so empty and so dark I waited and waited till waiting was bored And time was cutting me by his sword Asking everyone coming from the east My FATHER is there is HE ok at least? I wrote a letter with the ink on my tears Asking about Sisters, Brothers and all dears’ The letter reached at noon on the 10th I started asking about each one health FATHER was reading and tears on cheek and each of my sisters has her own shriek SHE is asking for ABBAS what to tell? he’s far SHE want to hug him and also ALI AL AKBAR SHE misses ABDULLAH, wants to hug too What shall I tell HER, HIS blood has flew I shall tell her to hug him slowly; but deep As he will never wake up from this sleep SHE asked for SAKINA, for RUQAYYA , for RABAB But shall I tell her that they will get nab Or that RUQAYYA will not continue the trip As SHE will be with ME lip on a lip SHE marked all the letter with tears And I will stamp it by blood all the years