In disgust...

In disgust, they left the enemy's rank And joined the Imam's small faithful band Too glad were they to fight for him, Though chances of success, they knew were dim. The rest were unmoved; their hearts were sealed They danced and mocked, till their heads reeled Husayn still felt it his duty, to make it plain, To save his life, was not his object nor aim.

Omar Ibn Saad, discharged the first villain's arrow Proud, that he had had started this battle of sorrow And soon to his dismay, he found Ali's sons To fight them, he learnt, was no laughter and fun. They fought courageously like lions, one by one Though outnumbered, they made them run Till the archers took their inevitable toll Claiming fifty, from Husayn's small fold.

Bent with grief, he surveyed the tragic scene Tears welled up, his sorrowful eyes did glean He made a plea, to the enemy's rank and file Whether none sympathized with the Prophet's child. Hur Ibn Yazid Riyahi felt this as a jolt The words to him were, as from heaven, a bolt He, with his slave and son, joined the Imam's band And begged for forgiveness at his merciful hands.

Forgiven were they, unreservedly, one and all, By the generous Husayn and his noble 'Aal' They fought for him, till they were slain Their lives they lost, but heaven gained. Corpses flowed in regular stream of these brave soldiers Husayn, and his friends, carried them on their shoulders In the distant lands, they had no families to mourn them The ladies of Husayn wept, as for a bother or son.

Wahab Ibn Abdulla Kalabi, was the last to go The newly married warrior, his spirit was low Time and again, he had sought for permission "Not yet!" was Husayn's firm decision.

"First seek permission of your mother and wife Their claim is far greater on your invaluable life Exclaimed, the mother of Wahab, standing nearby "I will deem it an honor, for my son to die!" With tears in her eyes, his wife pleaded "Do defend Husayn in his hour of need Only one request I have, reluctantly, to make The security of Husayn's family, may we partake." Little did she know, what fate had in store For ladies of Husayn, when he was no more She never could imagine, that it was likely The enemies would dare behave so dastardly.

History of mankind, numerous instances can cite, Where brave persons have scaled great heights, And endured hardships, out of love and affection, Or died out of duty and self consuming devotion.