On the Morn of Muharram
Wake up my friends; for the morn of
Qiama has arrived
It is the month of Muharram
The crescent of grief has appeared
The month of mourning has arrived
Muharram is the month of tears
Muharram is the month of blood
Bodies are shredded
And the desert is a garden of blood
The crescent of grief has appeared
The month of mourning has arrived
The creation is sad and in mourning
It is the month:
When Hussein was martyred
When the eyes of 'Ali shed blood
The crescent of grief has appeared
The month of mourning has arrived
Hussein sacrificed for thee path of Islam
His head is on the spear
His body is on the ground
The crescent of grief has appeared
The month of mourning has arrived
The arms of 'Abbas were cut in this month
The three-edged arrow settled in the
parched throat of little Asghar
The crescent of grief has appeared
The month of mourning has arrived
Zeinab will hug the dust of thee dungeon
in this month
Thee innocent face of Sakina will be
Bruised in this month
The crescent of grief has appeared
The month of mourning has arrived.*
Notes:
L. 2. Qiama: (correct form qimah) means the Resurrection Day.
L. 15. Ali refers to Imam Ali, the first Infallible Imam.
L. 23. Abbas refers to Abbas bin Ali, Imam Hussein's step- brother, who was martyred at the Karbala Battle on Ashura.
L. 25. Asghar refers to Ali Asghar, Imam Hussein's six month baby.
L. 28. Zainab was Imam Hussein's sister.
L. 29. Sakina was Imam Hussein's beloved daughter.
Anonymous
Taken from: Ashura poems in English Compiled by Muhammad Reza Fakhr Rohani
Other links:
The Day of Ashura
Vale of Sorrow
Hussein of Karbala
The Night of Martyrdom
The Imam Bara
