The Journey Begins..

The stars look dimmer tonight and the grieving silence of the air signals a storm is bond to come. Hearts feel weaker as the seconds pass by. The thought of departing from the sight of my Lord is leaving even more burden on my heart… darkness just keeps thickening... and the stillness is getting dense... But at least I can see my lord tonight… at least the city is still bright and radiant with his presence... The city is still drowned in his fragrance... but sand seems to be crying like a child … it doesn’t want His feet to leave its grounds…why should it not weep…after all these feet have grown old on its surface.. How could it bear the separation…it seems even the skies are shedding tears.... and hearts have forgotten to beat...

Ah...It’s the last night with the grandson of Muhammad SAW... It’s the last night of Hussain AS in Madina…

They say that the greatest ones will accompany him on his journey… and I am not one of them.

کنعان محمد کے حسینوں کا سفر ہے
خورشید لقا،زہرا جبینوں کا سفر ہے

چھٹتا ہے وطن،گوشہ نشینوں کا سفر ہے

اک دن کا نہیں کوچ،مہینوں کاسفر ہے

گل رو چمن خلد میں جانے کو چلے ہیں

گھر چھوڑ کے جنگل کے بسانے کو چلے ہیں

گردش ہے اب،اور فاطمہ زہرا کا قمر ہے

ایک ایک قدم راہ میں لٹ جانے کا ڈر ہے

بستی ہے رستے میں کسی جا،نہ شجر ہے

درپیش ہے سختی،کہ پہاڑوں کا سفر ہے
گرمی میں گرفتار محن ہوتے ہیں شبیر

اک غل ہے کہ آوارہ وطن ہوتے ہیں شبیر

میر انیس

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An unexplainable mood made me wander into the night before 28th Rajab 61 Hij…When Imam Hussain as left Madina on a journey guided by Ishq. It’s the night of 27th Rajab 1430 Hijra. I can’t overcome the fact that I was not the best one to accompany him. The finest ones were born when they were needed.
Mir Anees says in his mersiya that we recite in our majalis as we mourn tonight recalling the painful memories of this journey...
" Kunan-e- Muhammad (saw) kay haseenon ka safar hai..."