Poets of The Household

Dust to Dust

(This poem traces the stories of three infants stranded in difficult circumstances at different points in prophetic and Islamic history. I invite you all to step into the shoes of their parents and briefly experience both their anguish when Allah subjects them to the trials he reserves for those closest to him and their joy when Allah eases their hardship and brings them comfort.)

Asiyah Arastu2023

Ali Asghar (a.s.)Imam Hussain (a.s.)Elegy Muharram Prophetic stories

My master Imam Hussain (as)

Oh my master Imam Hussain (as)

Kulsoom Abbas2026

Hazrat Abbas (a.s.)Latmiyyah Elegy Safar Muharram Hazrat Imam Hussain (a.s.)

The wise woman of Banu Hashim

My heart trembles when I listen to the tragedy of Karbala,

Kulsoom Abbas2022

Bibi Zainab (s.a.)Latmiyyah Elegy Safar Arbaeen Muharram

Muharram the beginning but never the end

It’s the first day of the month, when a mother dresses her children in black, pakeezah (pure) attire, putting away all party outfits and bringing out modest, simple clothing.

Insane in Husseyn

I don’t trust the world to still be there,

Hasun Darwiche2021

Karbala Ali Asghar (a.s.)Hazrat Abbas (a.s.)Bibi Zainab (s.a.)Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.)Imam Hussain (a.s.)Elegy Qasida Safar Arbaeen Muharram

Lament for My Leader

For Sayyed Ali Khamenei (May Allah be pleased with him)

Ratu Yousei2026

Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.)Elegy Free verse

Cost of Loyalty

What is the cost of loyalty?

Asad Zaidi2025

Elegy Free verse Muharram Spoken Word

What Becomes of Motherhood

This stinging, this jabbing

Naqi Rizvi2025

Bibi Fatima (s.a.)Shahadat of Bibi Fatima (s.a.)