A stony-hearted person of the Yazeedi army came in front of Sayyiduna Imam Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ and said rudely, ‘Look at the turbulent River Euphrates. By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! You will not get even a drop of it, and you will die of thirst.’ Sayyiduna Imam Husayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْـهُ beseeched in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ: ‘اَللّٰهُمَّ اَمِتۡهُ عَطۡشَانًا’ meaning: O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Make him die out of thirst. As soon as Sayyiduna Imam Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ finished the supplication, the horse of the insolent Yazeedi galloped abruptly out of fright. The Yazeedi ran after it; as a result, he suffered raging thirst and he was found calling out اَلۡعَطَشۡ اَلۡعَطَشۡ ‘I’m thirsty, I’m thirsty’ repeatedly but when water would bring to his mouth, he would remain unable to drink even a drop from it and, eventually he died due to extreme thirst.
(Sawanih Karbala, pp. 90)
Han mujh ko rakho yad mayn Haydar ka pisar hoon
Aur bagh-e-Nubuwwat kay shajar ka mayn samar hoon
Mayn didah-e-himmat kay liye noor-e-nazar hoon
Piyasa hoon magar Saqi-e-Kawsar ka pisar hoon
Dear Islamic brothers, did you notice how grand the rank of Sayyiduna Imam Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ is! We learnt that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ does not allow disrespect, disgrace and insult of the blessed