Grief of the Prophet's Grandson

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وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الوَاحِدِ بْنُ زَيْدٍ لَوْ رَأَيْتَ الحَسَنَ لَقُلْتَ صُبَّ عَلَى هَذَا حُزْنُ الخَلَائِقِ مِن طُولِ تِلْكَ الدَّمْعَةِ وَكَثْرَةِ ذَلِكَ النَّشِيجِ

Abdul-Wahid ibn Zaid said: If you saw Al-Hasan, you would say: 'The sorrow of all beings has been poured upon him,' because of the length of his weeping and the abundance of his lamentations.

وَقِيلَ لَهُ صِفْ لَنَا الحَسَنَ

And he was told: Describe Al-Hasan to us.

فَ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ

He said: May Allah have mercy on Abu Saeed.

كان والله إذا أقبل كأنه رجع من دفن حميمه،

By Allah, when he approached, it was as if he were returning from burying a loved one.

وَإِذَا أَدْبَرَ كَأَنَّ النَّارَ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِ

And when he turned away, it was as if a fire were above his head.

وَإِذَا جَلَسَ كَأَنَّهُ أَسِيرٌ قُدِّمَ لِتُضْرَبَ عُنُقُهُ

And when he sat, it was as if he were a prisoner brought forth to be executed.

وَإِذَا أَصْبَحَ كَأَنَّهُ جَاءَ مِنَ الآخِرَةِ

And when he awoke in the morning, it was as if he came from the afterlife.

وَإِذَا أَمْسَى كَأَنَّهُ مَرِيضٌ أَضْنَاهُ السُّقْمُ

And when it was evening, it was as if he were a sick person worn out by illness.