My Abbas, whenever you pray… ask Allah to protect Hussain
But don’t raise your hands when you make your duaa
To prepare yourself for prayer in Karbala
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My son Abbas, you are young but now today
I’m going to teach you, my beloved, how to pray
The rest of us raise our hands, our palms face the sky
Don’t do that Abbas, you’ll make the angels cry
When we have dreams, Allah we call… you pray for Hussain and that’s all
Whenever you’re in need pray for your brother
To prepare yourself for prayer in Karbala
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When you wake up for Fajir and your Lord you call
Ask Him for Hussain’s morning to be peaceful
When Dhuhr prayer calls your name O’ Abu Fadhil
Ask Allah to make Hussain’s evening blissful
Ask Allah every single day… don’t let Hussain feel thirsty
I beg you every single day say this prayer
To prepare yourself for prayer in Karbala
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My son Abbas, when we pray, we raise our hands
Don’t copy us Abbas, your Lord understands
If you raise your hands you’ll hear cry the Heavens
Your hands smell just like the scent of Karbala’s sands
Every morning I kiss your hands… saying, “they plan and Allah plans…”
Learn to use your elbows to hold the banner
To prepare yourself for prayer in Karbala
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My son Abbas, we ask Allah when we’re in need
And one day they will turn to you to intercede
Our Lord is the one who says be and it shall be
I spend nights begging Him: keep safe my Hussain, please
Allah take all of my children… just let no pain ever touch him
Ask Allah to take your soul and leave his here
To prepare yourself for prayer in Karbala
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My tears soak the ground when I prostrate, beseeching
They flow like a river, where I see you crouching
I see for the water, your two hands are reaching
For you not to drink, my son, I spent years praying
My Abbas do not let me down… throw that water where it was found
I taught you to offer all others water
To prepare yourself for prayer in Karbala
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My son Abbas when you do fall in Karbala
Raise your two handless arms and pray toward Allah
Tell Him you spent your life praying for your brother
But now you have a wish from your own desire
“O’ Allah before I am slain… let me once again see Hussain”
Try to use your arms to wipe blood from your eyes
To prepare yourself for prayer in Karbala
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(London – 02/03/18)