Shah ast Hussain, Badshah ast Hussain

Shah ast Hussain, Badshah ast Hussain, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

Lines
of a Saint
on the walls of
the Shrine of Khwajah Garib Nawaz
that run across my heart and soul
a quatrain that make me whole
while I scourge my back
or walk on burning embers of coal
remembering
al a tash thirst
euphrates
abbas alamdar
mashke sakina
a watering hole
that yazidi
forces took control
tilawate koran
the imams head
reciting Truth
on a speared pole
me and my imam ..
karbala my spiritual goal
ya hussain a chant
my blood sweat tears console