Hala Saadi Majdi al-Dabbaka

My wife, my soulmate, the love of my heart, my friend, and my whole world, Laila Mahmoud al-Talla', was killed. And with her went my daughters, the loves of my heart, my support, my children, my little birds, Maria and Hala Saadi al-Dabbaka. My precious wife and daughters, I will keep praying to God whenever I long for you, asking Him to grant me the patience to bear your absence. I have no other refuge. O God, help me with this separation, my loves, and unite me with you in Paradise. I miss you so much, my beloveds, the loves of my heart and soul. You have departed in body, but your hearts are still with me. I find no meaning in life without you here. You left me alone in this life and departed without sharing the rest of my journey in this world. I feel such anguish when I look for you in everything around me and cannot find you, my darlings, my soulmate... the smile of my heart. I feel a profound sadness every night I remember you, sitting alone, looking at your pictures everywhere. I have no one else in this life to miss but you.