Written by: Kassam Jaffer, Ali Murtaza, Muhammad Datoo and Sajjad Jaffer

Lead Reciter: Sajjad Jaffer and Muhammad Datoo

Inspired by: Kutilal Husayn bi Karbala (Traditional)

 

Slaughtered and martyred in Karbala, Oh beloved son of Fatema

In the city of Madina, in the city of Madina, that's the news they heard

And cried out in grief - Ya Husayn

1.

Salaams on you oh Husayn the commander of the faithful

The agony you went through shook all those in the heavens

And made them cry out your name - Ya Husayn

Blessings of Allah be on you and those slain on that fateful day

2.

Oh small child Ruqayya, what must she have felt as those hypocrites

Killed her two pure brothers:  Ali Akber and baby Asghar

As he lay cradled by - Ya Husayn

They cut her Father's sacred throat and displayed it on their spears

3.

As he made his way back to the camp from the Euphrates

They cut and severed his hands, that the water fell to the ground

And they watched him shout - Ya Husayn

Shabbir's pain at that point was beyond all expression

4.

Asking his uncles permission to fight on Ashura

Executing his father’s wish expressed, in his letter

Death sweeter than honey - Ya Husayn

Such courage shown by one so young, fighting with the spirit of Hassan

5.

Salaam on you al-Mehdi, hidden son of Fatema 

We wait for you to restore the religion of Allah

And you will surely avenge - Ya Husayn

There will never be such a sacrifice like the one given in Karbala