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The stranger is not the strangerto Yemen or ShaamBut the stranger is the strangerto the grave and the coffin Verily the stranger has rights

for his absenceOver the residents of thedwellings & homelands.

Dont chase away the outlanderin his state of unfamiliarityFor time is also chasing himwith hardship & distress

My travels are far and my

provisions will not suffice meMy strength has weakened anddeath is calling unto me.

I still have sins which I knownot ofAllah knows of them; thosemade in secret & in manifest

How merciful has Allah been

to me by giving me respiteAnd I have increased in sinsbut Allah has always shieldedme

The hours of my days pass by

without regretNo crying, no fear, no sadness


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And they came to me with a

doctor that he may cure me.But of today I think not thatmedicine will benefit me.. My sufferings increased and

death began to pull at me.From every vein, without easeor comfort. My soul was then removed

from me with a gurgleAnd my saliva became bitter atthat point. They then shut my eyes and

left meAfter a long moment ofdespair,. they hurried to thepurchase of the shroud

And he who was dearest to me

got up in a hurry..To summon the person who

was to wash me.

He said: O my people we need

a skilled washer

who is skillful, clever, bright &

intelligent.. Then one of the men came and

removed my clothing..

He undressed me and denuded

me They then placed me on top of

a boardAnd the sound of water aboveme began to clean me


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He poured the water on top of

me and washed me..Three times, before calling outto the people for the Shroud..

They shrouded me in a

sleeveless garment..And my provisions became theembalmment in which theyembalmed me

They Bore me towards my

journey Out of this World, OhHow Sorrowful!!

Will be this journey for which I

have no provisions to takealong with me.

Upon their shoulders, they

carried me, Four.Men, and behind me are thosewho come to bid me farewell

They set me before the mihraabthen turned away from meBehind the Imaam they wentand he prayed on me then bade

me farewell They prayed over me a prayer

consisting of neither Rukoo

NorSujood, asking that Allahmay have Mercy upon me.

They lowered me into my

grave slowlyAnd one of them came forwardto place me in the Lahd


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He raised the garment from my

face to gaze upon me

And the tears spilt from his

eyes washing me Then he stood, honoring me,

firm and resoluteAnd lined the bricks on mybody then left me

And he said Throw the dirt

upon him and reapThe great rewards from Ar-Rahmaan, The Most Gracious In the darkness of the grave, no

mother is there nor,Is there an affectionate father,or a brother to comfort me alone.The only inhabitant of

the Grave, Oh how Sorrowful!!Am I on parting the worldbearing no Deeds to provisionme.

And a sight which beheld my

eye struck terror into me.From a place of terror it cameand startled me..

Munkar and Nakeer, what shall

I say to them?The thought of them strikes

terror into me, it causes me fear And they made me to sit and

put forth their questions

I have none other Than You

now O Lord to deliver me!!.


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So bestow upon me from your

Mercy O Lord, How I hope in

You!!For verily I am fettered in my

sins, I am confined by them The relatives have divided my

wealth amongst them after

leaving me.And my sins are now upon my

back, burdening me My wife has taken another

husband in my placeAnd she has appointed him as

overseer over my wealth andmy home She has made my children into

servants to bid unto her needsAnd my wealth has become tothem a worthless means ofenjoyment

So let not this World and its

adornments deceive you.And look at its (evil) effects inyour family and homeland And look at the one who

collects the wealth of this

Dunya in abundance

Will he depart from this world

bearing other than the death

shroud and embalmment? Take from the dunya that

which suffices you and be

contented with thatEven if you were to have

naught but good health


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O ye who sow good, you will

reap the fruit of your efforts.O ye who sow evil you willfind yourselves overcome withgrief

O soul of mine, abstain from

sinning and attain insteadDeeds which are Beautiful, forwhich Allah may be mercifultowards me

O soul of mine, abstain fromsinning and attain insteadDeeds which are Beautiful, forwhich Allah may be merciful

towards me O soul of mine, Woe upon you!

Turn towards your lord in

Repentance, and do that which

So that you will be

recompensed after your death

with that which is delightful Lastly sending prayers upon

the Chosen one, Our Sayyid

(leader)All praise is unto Allah, May

he fill our days and nights with

that which is Good, with

The poem is attributed to Zainul Abideen Ali Bin Hussain(R)

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