What can one say in mourning for the great man of the Resistance, a source of pride for the Muslim world, and a brave man in our history, except what our revered Imam said: “Martyrdom is the art of the men of God.” Nasrallah will always remain in our hearts.
I am devoted to the one who, beneath the turning blue sky,
Has freed himself from all that bears the mark of attachment.
O far-sighted falcon, dwelling in the celestial heights
Your true abode is not this corner of the house of sorrow.
Your true abode is not this corner of the house of sorrow.
I do not know what has brought you into this snare.
(Poetic passage continues, invoking steadfastness and the fleeting, faithless nature of this world.)
fleeting, faithless nature of this world.)
Seyyed Hassan Khomeini