2020.07.23.
When Do I meet You
Laila1 is a star, what is the night without her and what is the arrogance of the sun?If I blink I see her and drink her light by touch
and if she laughs I find my tomorrow making up for yesterday's sins
When will I meet you my Laila, my blood is against me
My heart doesn't walk with me and my soul won't talk to me
My voice doesn't amuse me and my silence doesn't inspire me
Yes! A love like yours, without darkness, is needed
We emigrate from our fears to that love, it holds us and we sleep
The morning comes smiling, without a question mark!
I'm home and the walls--without the loved ones--are a prison
The door grows old and the orphan stairs whine without your steps
Is it possible that even wood falls in love like us and feels longing?
Take whatever you want, world, take any beauty that is gone
The flowers in my window will wither and the door will cry in longing
And this red flower is blooming within the lines of a book
Adam will be born again in a blue sunrise
He sees the first Eve and hugs his final love
They will forgive in the name of love all the insults of the world
- 1. Common lover's name in Arabic poetry, meaning 'night'