Poems
- أخت يوشعAsk the days about me, O sister of Joshua.
- السَّميرBeloved of the heart, may the eyes ransom you.
- أنت أمليGlory be to Him who fashioned you; glory be to Him who perfected you.
- أنت منايMy beloved, were it not for love—and love has loved me—
- أنظر إلى غدThe physician felt my hand in ignorance, so you said to him:
- إياك نسألTruly, my certainty is in a Lord who has no partner,
- باب المحبةYou knocked, and love has a thousand doors.
- بقيت على عهديAnd a woman asked, “Why is your body wasted,
- تيهي بالجمالShe asks me about dreams when she
- جد لي بالوِصالDo not ask the birds about me—for I
- خذي بيديI asked you, O you who were essence to the eye
- رجوت ربيO Creator of the universe, while the worlds teem with life,
- سيف الصدقO people of Jesus, you have betrayed the covenant of the Messiah
- شقاء الحبDoves of a pool, with a valley's gazelle,
- صابرI endured, and you persevered; I remain patient.
- قال الجاحدونYou concealed your love, while love speaks.
- كيف تهوىLove shattered our heart, and noble souls came tumbling
- لا يا خليليO you who wound the lover’s heart by turning away,
- لست أرجو سواكYou have been in love since my youth.
- لم يذب أبداًAh, for her who came to give me love to drink.
- لولا الهوىMy longing is for you, and my tears pour forth.
- نعيم روحيAnd a woman asked: Why is your gaze turned to the sky?
- و لا حول ليLove for you dwells in a heart that was enamored of love.
- وجهت وجهيI see goodness in my world as evil,
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