Karbala Part I
Courtesy
Marsiya by Mir Anis
Jab qata ki masafat e shab aaftaab ne
Jalwa kiya sahar ke rukhe behijaab ne
Dekha suwe falaq Shahe gardoon raqaab ne
Mudh kar sada rafeeqo ko di us janaab ne
Aakhir hai raat hamd o sanaye Khuda karo
Utho fareezaye sahri ko ada karo
Haan ghaaziyon ye din hai jidaal o qitaal ka
Yaan khoon [...]

a scourging blade
a slashed tendon
a double edged sword
delhi chehlum
jumma masjid
21 miles walk
a hand of god
thank you
for small mercies
my head i nod
spare the child
spoil the rod
me stray musings
carter road promenade
or i would be lying
hand amputated
at sl raheja diabetic ward
but maksade hussain
a chant that binds me
to hussainyat
a silken cord..
next moharam
i will do it again
thank you lord
This picture [...]

Faith can move mountains
Arid parched throats
Gushing blood
Waters from such fountains
Karbala the land of sorrows
The road to Hussainiyat beckons
Unanswered questions
Bodies no coffins
A deeed killing
The Holy Prophets seed
Islamic barbarians
Do unto others
as you want other to do unto you
a thought among those
whom we call heathens
yazidiyat and its demons
a Holy Koran in one hand
a blunt dagger Shimr
a decapitated Head [...]

This little girl is the daughter of Munna who recites namaz on fire during Ag ka Matam , most of the julooos she accompanies him loyally, dressed in a manner to invoke the pain that Hazrat Imam Hussains 4 year old Sakina had to bear , after the Martyrdom of her beloved father , brothers, [...]