Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 2787 — Sayyiduna al-Husayn bin Ali was

Sulayman bin al-Haytham said: Sayyiduna al-Husayn bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was performing tawaf around the House (the Ka'bah), and he wanted to kiss the Black Stone, so the people made way for him, while al-Farazdaq bin Ghalib was watching him. A man asked: O Abu Firas! Who is this? So al-Farazdaq recited these verses:

This is the one whose footsteps al-Batha recognises, and the House knows him, as do the sacred precinct (al-Haram) and the land outside it.

This is the son of the best of all the servants of Allah; this is the God-fearing, the pure, the clean, the distinguished one.

The corner of al-Hatim would almost hold him fast, recognising him, when he touches it.

When Quraysh see him, one of them exclaims: To his noble qualities all nobility comes to an end.

He lowers his gaze out of modesty, and others lower their gaze in awe of him, so he is not spoken to except when he smiles.

In his hand is a staff whose fragrance is diffusing, in the hand of an awe-inspiring one on whose nose dignity shines.

His branch has sprung from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); pure are his elements, his nature and his character.

No generous man can reach their limit, and no people can come near them, however honoured they may be.

Which tribe is there upon whose neck there is not a favour from his precedence, or which has not received his bounties?