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 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