Finally time of marriage came to Fatima 
It was in Madina 
where Moslems had formed 
their first small peaceful society 

And it was Ali, man of knowledge, 
who finally plucked up courage 
and went to the Prophet 
to ask for her hand in marriage. 

"Welcome into the family," 
the Prophet answered briefly. 

It was a kind of marriage. 
The bride was about nineteen, 
and the groom twenty one. 
Rasul himself performed the simple ceremony 
and prayed for them: 
"O Lord, bless them both, bless their house 
and bless their offspring." 

Rejoice were people of Medina! 

Fatima moved to Ali's humble dwelling 
- with only a sheepskin for a bed. 
And there they started their new life