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And when the Barking Dog died We saw the new tzadik arise His face kissed and adored by the Prophet His rights stolen for profit Inherited by the Increasing One Increasing only in iniquity Inherited only because he was the Dog's son Will we never have serenity? And as the sun rose on a bright day The High One's son arose to pave the way For the future of revolutions Last-ditch solutions Fighting even know when you're at loss Fighting for your values at the highest cost I hear there's support for me in Kufa And hence I must make my way there But I know support for me will disappear But like a moon in the sky our line will only reappear Our message will stay clear But today the light dies And my spirit will swim through the skies My blood will seep Into the earth so deep My special companions will lie next to me My partisans in Kufa will surely spring into action Though long after my sacrifice has been sanctioned O Lord I give my life to you Cut me up In a thousand pieces And you will only receive a thousand voices All simultaneously in praise This nightmare is simply a phase Until I am admitted to the heavens for eternal delight Let me be an example to my partisans For they are my people I leave behind As I die here on this bloodied earth Here in Karbala', the Land of Sorrow

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