Sol 6

  1. The rose begins with Beirut

    and ends with Beirut.

  2. And the crown of all our harbors is Beirut.

    So we are not surprised

  3. if the new Tatars set it ablaze,

    along with a host of the earth’s adulterers and sodomites.

  4. But let them take heed:

    Beirut is history.

  5. She is the phoenix,

    and she will return to slay her killer.

  6. Beirut, peace be upon you.

    They did not betray you;

  7. ،

    rather, they betrayed themselves.

    You are impervious to fire.

  8. They took you for food easy to digest,

    and did not know

  9. ،

    that you are a dam

    through which they will find no passage to their liking.

  10. You will rise swiftly

    with features steeped in newness,

  11. :.

    and when the eye drinks in your beauty, it says of you: Beautiful.

Sol 6