Martyrdom and Spiritual Reflection

Strike, strike,

strike.

Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, vanquisher of tyrants and despots,

and prayers and peace be upon our master Muhammad, His noble Messenger.

O Lord, take from our blood until You are pleased, and we ask You, our Lord, to grant us

martyrdom in Your cause, which forgives our sins and lets us attain the company of our beloved

Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and the companionship of the prophets and martyrs

and the truthful. How excellent they are as companions.

O sword laid down

in the fields

of steadfastness. It fought

the oppressors and, after

battle, kept its vows.

It left

the Flood free and proud,

casting off shackles. It fills

enemies with terror

through the

lions' advance. Drawn,

it was a call in an

age of slaves.

In an age

of slaves.

Its edge sings

with longing for

the Gardens of Eternity.

Every death in

God's cause is a feast

for the martyr.

My dear father. Life beside the Lord of Glory is the best

life and the finest life. Do not grieve over my departure, for this is

the path, and there is no alternative. My tender, precious mother, may God's mercy be

upon you. I will not forget you as long as I live. And I, God willing,

God willing, will meet you in the Gardens of Eternity beside the Prophet, may God bless

Peace be upon him. My dear brothers, God willing, we shall meet

in the eternal gardens of Paradise.

A moon is his sky.

A moon is his sky.

For the full moon's abode

is the heavens

on high. He was

the protector. He was

the protector and a

tender father among us,

the most beautiful.

Goodbye, in Paradise, God willing. Your brother, the martyr, God willing,

Suhaib Khalifa Abu al-Lubban Abu al-Tayyib, son of the Martyr Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades

and son of the Zeitoun Battalion.

He is a refuge and safety

when times grow difficult.

A door for every seeker,

by which sorrows are extinguished.