The Saga of Romance

A painter once depicted
with a brush dyed in magic
a mythical amorous scenario
the soul of romance is tragic

Beside an ocean of blood
on a saffron coloured dune
laid lover and mistress
under the Bani Hashemi moon
lit with a necklace of 71 stars
angelic tears rained in monsoon
as they drank cups of thirst

They slowly fell asleep
in the bed of martyrdom
on the golden sand of Karbala
veiled in the sorrow of Zahra

With the breath of Ruhullah
this romance brought to life
in the shape of a beautiful lady
for the oppressed a timeless wife

The freedom of mankind
rests in the marriage
of Husayn’s oppression
to the romance of Zaynab