Sol 5.6

  1. No steadfast soul stays steadfast on the day of parting.

    She has gone far, though the meeting place is not far.

  2. Her tears disclosed what she concealed within;

    they joined forces against the love-stricken heart.

  3. O nights of delight, for God’s sake, return—

    between Qabrūniyā and the Iron Gate,

  4. among those hills, where the downpour had woven

    with spring’s own hand the fine cloths of striped robes.

  5. His cheek’s opposite is his temple-lock, just as the—

    promise, when tested, is the opposite of the threat.

  6. The drum settled old scores with the pipes,

    and joy returned when my oud returned.

Sol 5.6