In every heart, Hussain has a revolution
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I speak to you of a love greater than love
He falls a dreamer’s falling star from above
And he perches upon the heart like a dove
His wings like the daybreak, around it open
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His love is no legend, nor is it a myth
Though of a household of gold he is the fifth
He captures millions on his fortieth
Just ask them how by his love they awaken
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Though for freedom within a battle he fought
Of an internal revolution he taught
The perfection of man selflessly he sought
A free world in each of us was his vision
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His tale is much more than a mere story
It has treasures in it that lead to glory
And he who knows Hussain does not know worry
The answer to each worry he’s been given
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There is no-one who achieved what he achieved
For he challenged death, and death he then deceived
Now people of all ages for him have grieved
Where can you find such love and dedication?
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Over one-thousand years and how they still mourn
As if he died yesterday, grief they adorn
With the dawn of his day, every heart is torn
The heart struggles with each pulse and contraction
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A love such that builds a crown out of its pride
Telling the world that Hussain, his death, defied
They say he’s dead, it answers he never died
And he’s the crown on the head of creation
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Open your eyes and give your pupils consent
You’ll see him in every uprising present
You’ll see him when the oppressed fight a tyrant
You’ll know where to see him upon reflection
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A love yearned by the biggest, greatest of kings
Every man longs for a place on Hussain’s wings
Every thing, its sorrow, for his tale sings
His hardship is his lover’s tribulation
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He is loved by even his own enemies
Swords against him, but his love in hearts won’t cease
Gambling with his love, they do as they please
Spending his tragic day in celebration
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It is not something small, to know of his name
Or to flutter like a moth within his flame
The only love where your actions, none would blame
For his love itself is a resolution
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(Istanbul – 28/11/12)