peace be upon you
my Imam
how many are thinking about you right now
how many are sending greetings to you
how many are seeking your intercession
taking our place in the long line of lovers
going back centuries
Allah has given you the capacity
in the barzakh
to respond to us all
you are a reflection of your grandfather
a place of refuge
for the weary
the bereaved
the confused
the oppressed
and you listen to all
and you welcome all
please invite me back
please let me walk again to visit Abbas
and to turn and see your flag flying high
as I approach the sacred threshold
I do not have a plan to get there
but Allah is the best of planners
and I trust that it will be at the time
and in the way
that is best for me
for my time is running out
one day I will be gone
as so many millions have gone before me
faded pictures in a photograph
what did they whisper to you
my Imam
what were their names
where were they from
who did they love
what did they do
and are they with you now
may Allah and the angels carry my greetings
to every single one
and may you all be gifted
by means of al-Kareem
this salawat
for I am coming to join you soon
another soul
in the caravan of Husayn
اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد
A Mercy Case 