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I wrote and recited this poem at the University of Oklahoma - Tulsa Cultural Night 2018. This is the English translation of the poem, recited alongside the Arabic part.
No religion in love, for love is secular
Religion is for God, and for my beloved I am a prisoner
I’ve read in the Bible verses made it sinful
To not love thy neighbor, let alone thy lover
I’ve read it in the Bible, and so I read in my scripture
O you fine people, I’ve come today to narrate
The love of a woman, with eyes like a deer so beautiful and great
A belle, if came into sight
The sun would blush and hide
Her neck and body are so slender
When she glances at me
I right away surrender
O mecca of charms, O mecca of grace
O mecca of lovers, to whom they head for and race
Indeed, they are miserable, if your face they replace
Befuddled my core, more than it can endure
Half of me is mystic, and half of me is allured
I deeply adore you, and of your scent I am fond
Not because I can, but because I can’t
Reach to the princess, who got my heart succumbed
People wait for flowers in April to perfume
While your cheeks are a garden
Every day they bloom
Who would miss a chance?
To kiss your blushful cheek
Or even get a sip
From that rosy lip
While I leave this poem
Untitled and unnamed
That’s because your beauty
Cannot be curtailed
So, would you please stitch
The wounds that you’ve caused?
My heart has been bleeding for two years
But it’s never tired
Tulsa, OK, USA
April 5th, 2018