Broken Liver
In your life... silence grew heavy... your back carried this burden Agreements made... you stood steady... for you everything was certain Al-Mujtaba was left with a liver broken
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Everything was ordained for your command and yet there was debate You came from the nobility of Muhammad and they came with pure hate They silenced your beauty and threw oppression at you, you who’d prostrate You gathered your patience and remained firm but kept struggle as your inmate
Unfaltering... a light born... you flicker in each loved one Hassan... a dearest light... keep emanating and teach this sun Al-Mujtaba was left with a liver broken
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Your inspiration crawls from the depths of your oppression and stands resilient Can we be lovers of God today, if you and your tribulations were absent? When you were murdered, our seas and skies seized all movement Everything stood breathless until breathless became your time’s tyrant
Life itself hurts... poison holds regret... Hassan lies breathless after his pain He’s the highest... nothing above him... all good before his death, he’d obtain Al-Mujtaba was left with a liver broken
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Your kindness made everything yearn for you, from the human in need to the crawling ant So how can we stay calm knowing you were poisoned by who was to be your better half? We cant O’ Hassan note that our love for you didn’t die when you did, this love itself will forever chant So when you remember yourself spitting up your liver in pieces, recall our act of love, it is no rant
You are timeless... yet only one... teach us how to remain calm Is there a love... that is greater than you... keep our hearts at peace in your palms Al-Mujtaba was left with a liver broken
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Your delicacy was put aside and the poison was given its job description The poison enters you fumed with regret and hate of itself, stirring a rebellion Any hurt that you felt was observed with sorrow and shame by the eyes of that poison It seeps in your every vein begging and seeking its Lord for the greatest pardon
O’ Hassan... I hope you knew... everything was in your power Your death... was a strike... upon the love of every believer Al-Mujtaba was left with a liver broken
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O’ he who kept his harm in perspective of his brother’s, your liver pleads to stay in its place O’ he who leaves this world in pain but keeps his mind focused on Hussain’s face Knowing who you are, your body pushes all pain away and retains parts of grace Your patient nature kept truth alive so when in search, you are all we found to embrace
O’ Hassan remain... our patient leader... we’ll always act as your guard We follow you... as we’ve been taught... so when we meet you, you’ll be our reward Al-Mujtaba was left with a liver broken
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Life and death struggled when you left this world-life upset and confused while death was among pleasure When you were working tirelessly for each breath, your own lungs fueled with anger They were well aware that their purpose was to serve you and not make death harder So when they plead to you for help and forgiveness, won’t you soothe them and answer?
Keep us content... fuel our strength... host the moments of forgiveness Your love is sweet... sweeten our hearts... we wait for your light in our darkness Al-Mujtaba was left with a liver broken
