عقبة بن عمرو

The first elegy recited for al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali, peace be upon him, was by Aqabah ibn Amru al-Sahmi, from the tribe of Banu Salim ibn Awf Ibn Ghalib: "(After the tragedy of Kerbala) when the eye was content (having seen enough) in this life, and (when) you fear in this world, as its light has turned into darkness. I passed by the grave of al-Husayn at Kerbala, My tears rolled down copiously for him, And I have since not stopped lamenting and weeping in sorrow, my eyes are helped by its tears and the hearing by sigh. And tears were shed, besides al-Husayn, on the group whose graves surround him on both sides, Salaams on the interred ones at Kerbala, Yet, my salaams visiting them are too little for them, Salaams to them in the evening and during the day, conveyed by the wind blowing on it and by the dust it carries And the groups of people continues to visit his grave, whose musk and aroma exudes fragrance to them."