There were folks who were unanimous in supporting and...

There were folks who were unanimous in supporting and fighting with him against those who broke their promises, who regarded themselves as more fair than him, and who abandoned the creed altogether, till he met his fate. He went to a mercy from Allah and pleasure. Today, you are with us in the same situation: there are those who reneged from their promise of support and who abandoned their oath of loyalty.

These shall not harm except their own selves, and Allah shall suffice you for them; so, march with us, being rightly guided and in good health, be it to the east of the earth or to the west. By Allah, we are not too scared to meet Allah's destiny, nor do we hate to meet our Lord. We are determined to befriend whoever befriends you and be the enemy of whoever antagonizes you.”[^5] With my father's life do I sacrifice Those who, with their own demise, Opted to meet and support al-Husayn.

They stood to thwart the lances, And the arrows, like solid statues. With white necks did they shield him against the swords, With their glorious faces they kept arrows from him. A band, they were, that In a night battle, their lances would sparkle And if the swords sing, and the cups of death go round, And everyone sober is elated with joy, They distanced themselves from the swords, They separated the foes' souls from their bodies.

Their greatest feast was when they joined al-Husayn So they became his sacrifice at the Taff . Never shall I forget, though distant from them, How lofty their glory was though their foe Numbered as much as the valley's water flow. Defending the Prophet's creed he was With a spark that removes the darkness of shirk .

So hearts would fly away in terror at his sight, Whenever he mounted his steed as though on wings; Then when thirst, and the sun, and the bleeding, When his arms weighed heavily on him, He stood for a short respite; it was then when Fate shot him with an easy arrow, And the throne fell on the ground, And with the ashes of the calamity All was covered with the dark. My heart was on fire for Zainab when she Saw how in the dust, heavy with wounds, was his body.

Stole her tongue away was the calamity, So she addressed him with her tears that were More eloquent than words could ever be: O one who shatters misguidance, who brightens the night, O shade from the heat, O bright light of the day!