Ya Syeda - Shodai

That’s the paradox. She isn’t a queen who rules from a throne. She’s the threshold you cross when every title burns away.

This iconic Arabic lament was composed by , the 51st Dai al-Mutlaq (spiritual leader) of the Dawoodi Bohras. Comprising 51 stanzas, the poem holds a central place in the performative mourning traditions of the Fatimid-Tayyibi Shia of India. ya syeda shodai

Recite it in three distinct stages: