Hussain Poem by Matloob Bokhari

HUSSAIN
Spiritual struggle continued against despots;
Declaring all humanity one source, one God.
Abrahamic prophets rose against tyrants.
Father of Islam jumped into Nimrod's fire
And wielded his mace to destroy his idols.
Moses with staff stormed Pharaoh's palace
And brought down the powerful Croesus.
The prophet of Islam was friend of paupers;
Friend of those nobody greeted with salaam.
A slave stood in front of nobles in Ghoba.
But ignorance, soon, replaced revolution.
Under black ashes of defeat, smouldered
Red threat of a potential explosion.
Those who sold their souls, used religion
As an instrument to suppress humanity.
Ideas were paralyzed; beliefs destroyed.
Man started suppressing in God's name.
Man started killing in the name of religion.
Power of the tyrant with sword, deception,
Brought a pall of stifled silence upon everyone.
Income from taxes from Rome, Iran and Arabs,
Spent on Green Palace fairer than in fairy tales;
On Iranian musicians with Roman dancers.
The great revolutionary had died in Rabazeh.
Remaining brought under lashes of dominance.
In this age of suppression and black dictatorship,
Some crawled off into the niche of the mosque,
No hoot of an owl was heard in the ruins of faith.
Hussain emerged from sorrowful home of Fatima
And rebelled against the most dissolute oppression.
Struggling through glorious power of faith,
Inheritor of the movement, launched by prophets.
With no army, no weapons, no wealth, no force
Left Makkah to meet death - ornament for mankind.
Death as beautiful as necklace around neck of a girl.
Quran his arms, Prophets' customs shield, faith defense.
Hussain, heir of Adam, sacrificed his friends and sons
On the threshold of temple of freedom and altar of love.
Holding blood, flowing from throat of his son in hands
Requested his Lord to accept this sacrifice.
This innocent death protected great Revolution.
On evening before Ashura, Hussain- a lonely man
Washed himself, put on best clothes, used perfumes.
Requested his sister to remember him in prayers.
Inheritor of patience from Prophets; valour from Ali
Finally embarked on a voyage to meet his Lord.
Hussain, victim of revival of 'Neo-ignorance' age,
Has been concealed by the greatness of Hussain.
Logic paralyses, mind perplexes to read the sacrifice.
In flow of river, flowing on is the movement of Hussain
Yazid died, his rule ended, Hussain died, his rule began.

COMMENTS: HUSSAIN
Isabelle Black Smith: Wow! Such an intriguing and powerful write you have composed, Matloob. Your words are so rich in history, courage, wisdom and a legacy of undying truth. It is sad, but a fact of our history nonetheless, that so many have used religion throughout the ages as a means to further their own agenda... an agenda of oppression, mistruths and sadly sometimes of violence. These usurpers fail to realize that a higher power ultimately will come to an end and their hold upon 'truth' will deteriorate, disintegrating into dust and blowing away in the winds of change as the righteousness of the Supreme Divinity prevails. I love your conclusion... 'In flow of river, flowing on is movement of Hussain Yazid died, his rule ended, Hussain died, his rule began.' Even in death supreme truth will prevail. A brilliant write. Bravo! !
Farzana Altaf: This poetry brings tears to my eyes every time I read it, it's powerful.. So much in so few words so much passion in choosing of each words, so much pain in the words unspoken... Really I have a lump in my throat...
RukiahAnnuar: Awesome write... profoundly inked, beautiful inspiration..syabas
Cindi Silva‎: Wow! Very powerful write... thought provoking. It makes me sad that humankind still hasn't evolved enough to find strength in our interconnectedness and work together to eliminate at least a part of human suffering. Great write!
EmMeilė: Inspiring story and poetry, Matloob,
Jennifer Long: wow.... prolific powerhouse of prophetic poetry!
Michele Vizzotti-White: I have said before, but I will say again you are an excellent writer!
Gavriel Navarro: Wow! ! this is an amazing write! ! I am in awe.
SatyenderParkashAas: Thoughtful, humanitarian, progressive, existentialist.
Laura Bailey: A very interesting write - Full of historic importance and very well delineated with your writing.
Sandra Delussu: I love this with all my heart....your beautiful style of writing...and forgive me not knowing about Hussain. Now I know him more, I know an old story, reminding me, the Sinedrioand Jesus….crazy patterns repeating in history. Darkness gaming on darkness...always rebirthing! I am thankful to know something about this wonderful era!
Frances Anna Ayers: Hazrat Imam Hussain and his followers made the supreme sacrifice to fight the oppressor and win justice. Touching write. You told his story in vivid detail and have a good sense of history!
Madan Gandhi: Superb, a powerful poem that rings with spirit of rebellion against tyranny and injustice, a heart-felt tribute to invincible spirit of man, recounted through the saga of Hussain's sacrifice/martyrdom. It is one of the best poems, well crafted, smooth flowing rhythm, wizardry of words, interspersed with apt images, informed by intensity of feeling.
Jann Gail Jones: A sad testament to the cruelties of man to man in the name of God. And a wonderful testament to those are heroic enough to stand tall in their beliefs.
Alma Delacruz Gossman: What an epic and formidable piece you have shared with us….My heart goes out to you and I know with your good intentions and following, you are bringing relief to many and I have faith that eventually...we as kindred spirits will eventually find it in our hearts to ascend as One, I will hold the faith to support all for that so needed and so deserving peace.... I am in awe of such a powerful piece.
Miss B: xYou know, Matloob, I respect so much the extent to which u stick being ure faith. It's really a beautiful thing. Keep doing ure thing my friend! 29 Oct 2013 by Miss B | Reply
Jan G.: A good poetic account of the Shi'ite approach to the history of Islam. Another Hussein might be required to correct once again what came of the Islamic Republic. Oppression loves to speak in the name of liberation it once embraced. - Surely a masterpiece Sir..
Das Krishna: I am happy you know the truth which never was, is or will be changed. Reality which changes is not a reality your writing is your doubt on truth which is beginning to arouse interest and curiosity and you will strangely find it is a truth.The reality is so capable to hide truth, that one has to believe it without seeing. No body can learn truth, truth is self evident. You cannot learn crying by looking at a photograph but you cry on your own. Anything learnt is not knowledge.

Alma Delacruz Gossman: What an epic and formidable piece you have shared with us. I cannot even imagine what you and yours have gone through. As always, my hope and prayers for the great good of all to find peace and to finally achieve Universal Love that will carry us into the future to stop the senseless pain and suffering of so many. My heart goes out to you and I know with your good intentions and following, you are bringing relief to many and I have faith that eventually...we as kindred spirits will eventually find it in our hearts to ascend as One, I will hold the faith to support all for that so needed and so deserving peace.... I am in awe of such a powerful piece..