I cannot alas" "If a lamp blew out...

I cannot alas" "If a lamp blew out, I'd wake with a start Have I ever, Oh Mother, slept in the dark" Her mother replied, wiping Sakina's tears "Hush my little one, lest the guards hear Morning will come soon, the dark will be gone The moon will illumine this place my dear" "The breeze will flow, the night will cool down I'll hold you in my arms, rest Oh little one" Thus the mother consoled, cajoled and calmed The girl was restless, the night stretched on Sakina sobbed and wept through the night Weary she curled up in her mother's arms Her frail body weak and drowsy, she slept And Banu held Sakina in her arms and wept Within moments Sakina was restless again She dreamt of her Father, His presence she felt Stretching wide her arms, she woke with a start And peered in the darkness, her eyes seeking Him She cried "Oh Mother, not a thing I can see My Father was here, tell me where is Hue" Everyone wept at Sakina's state And so did the prison guard, hiding his face And Yazid learned of Sakina's distress That she's crying for her Father, for Him she prays Inconsolable she weeps, nothing calms her down She wants her Father, she wants Him now "Then take His head" Yazid ordered his men And Husain's severed head was carried thence Its glory and radiance lighting the path Fragrant and glorious Its noble presence Sensing the approach, the prisoners hastily rose impatiently Sakina waited by the door Anxious to see Him, smiling through her tears The air grew fragrant as His head drew near With His halo the prison aura transformed Gone with the gloom was Sakina's fear In reception the prisoners lined up at the door in respect and salutation Abid arose To receive her Father, Sakina held out her dress And hugged His head close to her chest She kissed His forehead, His cheeks, His lips The prisoners circled her in awe and respect Where Zainab stood hair strewn, head bare Husain's glance was affixed to her face Holding her Father's severed head Sakina sat on the floor and said Words of love, of her loss, her pain Then unconscious she was, close to death Her face resting on her Father's face She sighed, shuddered and took her last breath Her silence at first gave no one alarm For everyone thought she was feeling calm But as the silence stretched, the mother said "Wake up dear Sakina, pass the head to you Aunt" Hearing no response, terror filled Banu’s heart "She's fainted" said everyone, "Banu take heart" Banu lifted Sakina into her arms Saw the lifeless limbs, eyes shut, face calm Neck limp, face drooping to her chest, not a sound "what is this?" She cried, "What is this now?" "What healer do I consult, where do I go?