I wish the ladies not leave their abode And Sakina not see...

I wish the ladies not leave their abode And Sakina not see my injured body so And a last dying wish grant to me my God" "That your presence, Oh Imam illumine my grave And your cloak be my shroud, it's a wish I crave" So Husain draped Abbas in His cloak "Are you happy my brother?" He asked tear‑soaked " But the army will rob you of this cloak tonight You won't have it for long, such is destiny's stroke" "The enemy will loot everything tonight Without chadors, our women will caulk in daylight" Hearing this Abbas shuddered and opened his eyes On the Imam's feet he rested his sight In the throes of death, then he glanced at Husain Dread at Husain’s words now in his dying eyes Then Abbas went still as Husain watched A brother lost his life as a brother watched Previous…