Love & Fear 1438/2016

                                 I'm too afraid

                                                    To even whisper his name

أحيا اسمه

                        For fear

 في هوى البدر التمام

                                                         That the trembling of my lips

بافتقاري

                                                 And tremor in my voice

وانكساري 

                                                   Would expose the rapture

فحان حمامي

                                   Of his memory

يانور الوجود

                                           Traversing my veins

بشرى لنا

                                           And softly inscribed

نلنا المنى

                                    In the pulsating 

دوم تك تك دوم تك

                                       Heartbeats so loud

دوم تك تك دوم تك

                                 Chest bursting

طالما أشكو غرامي

                                     Unable to bear it

يا عذولي

                              I would beg

لا تلمني

                                 I would plead

مدد يا مدد

                       Loudly

خذ بيدي

                         "Silence!"

أبان مولده

                                                Whereby the watchmen 

فكيف تنكر حبا بعد ما شَهِدت؟

                                        Issue their warrant

فكيف تنكر حبا بعد ما شَهِدت؟

                                             To cage this madness 

كيف؟

                         I've tried

معذرة

                       So hard

عدتك حالي

                            To protect 

                      Inside.

                                                

 اللهم صل وسلم وبارك عليه وعلى آله

11 December 2016
12 Rabi' Al-Awwal 1438

New York City