Love Quintets is one of Charbel Baini's books translated from Arabic into English with introduction by Dr. Mostapha Helwe

Love quintets


 Cover by Randa Baini


Give me a drink

Let your eyes have mercy on me. Please

I want to dip my eyes in them

And from your honeyed saliva, a drop of water

Give me a drink. To moisten my lips a little

This world is a desert without you and me

**

She spoke

Charbel Baini. I know all your poetry is mine.

And I have never loved anyone else

I swear by your love. Everything is composed

With the letters of my name only, you cover it

And my picture is hung inside your heart

**

Knight

Keep laughing. Until the pearls appear

Your teeth are the colour of jasmine. And snow

And a Knight standing beside you with its length

For the sake of your eyes, its horses danced

And you, for someone else, sending your laughter

**

Close your eyes 

Close your eyes. Until I see you sleeping

Dreaming and murmuring: Go 

May God protect you, Charbel. I am fasting.

And your love is eternal joy in my heart.

What can I say about this world if it were without you?

**

Fasting.

Your red dress is too short.

Don't wear it in front of me today.

I am fasting.

And I'm afraid my fasting will fly away.

And I'll commit a sin that has no atonement.

And my mind will be lost and my fasting will be wasted.

**

Athmali liras.

If your hair flies, my doll,

My heart will stop. And my mind will fly.

Your hair. Like Athmali liras.

The colour of gold. But the gold told me:

This hair is much more precious.

**

Mirage

I tried to kiss you, but you didn't accept.

My heart tells me: The girl is coquettish.

I lied to myself when you walked away.

And without looking back, you run

Like a mirage, you waved at my night.

**

After

Why did you run away from me?

And I saw you, a traitorous girl.

You left my heart, my chest, and heaven.

And all you cared about was staying away from me.

The path and the dust bear witness against you.

**

Winter

When you slept next to me at night.

And your chest was on my chest, and your head was on me.

You felt like the weight of a pillow was heavy.

You whispered to me: Today, who is like me?

The sighs have erased the winter chill.

**

I am jealous

I am jealous, yes, I am jealous, I am telling you

From your laughter... From the ringtone of the mobile phone

From the walk that your shadow follows

From the fabric that kisses your body

And I stand before you helplessly

**

Glasses

I opposed you wearing glasses

So, I could flirt with your eyes

It's shameful for beauty to be hidden in the dark

I'll let you hear these five or six words

The colour of charcoal doesn't suit you

**

Luck

Don't leave me lost and worried

Your love killed me and blew my mind

I used to see you as a sun above the clouds

A beauty queen crowned with stars

I now see you as a lying girl

**

Lake

Be who you want to be

On the condition that you stand by my side

I'm going through crazy days

I dedicate my tears to the lake

I find that the lake needs a lock

**

Your house

I built your house with flowers

So that all its walls will be jealous of you

Oh, flower that blooms in the house

Cut the ribs and make stones out of them

Maybe my ribs will add to its structure

**

I wish

I wish I could reach where You

Throw my bundle of years at your door

Sleep on my arm and spread your arm

And with a few kisses your soldiers will kneel

But the sea is treacherous. I can't

**

Manliness

No one can act manly with me

When I want to see you, I see you

With poetry, you have become a melody of my song

And with love, you are the tears of my eyes

And other than that, your letters are difficult to read

**

Your drawing

How much God has been creative in drawing you

And from every star He gives you light

The moon flirts with your appearance

And the flowers throw perfume on your body

To make me love you more

**

Keep laughing

At your laughter... the flowers are laughing

Keep laughing until my days increase

It is enough that the heart is happy to see you

And it is spreading the most beautiful flowers on the roads

So that you may return and on my bed you may sleep

**

Khazun

Your car is the colour of the sky "Khazun"

Take care of it... And don't drive it

I wish I were a wheel with a universe

To carry you, to guard you, to protect you

The most beautiful girl... I am in love with her.

**

Speak

I've been waiting for you for a long time. Tell me

What's keeping you so long? I swear to God

If you're busy with a new love

I'll drive myself crazy. I'll explode with torrents

To sweep you away from this whole world

**

Forced

I don't want to love anymore, my heart

She's exhausted me so much, "Mantoura"

She doubts me and the sincerity of my love

I'll leave her... Forced, my Lord

I don't like to see her heartbroken

**

Picture

In this picture I took next to you

Your image is still haunting me

I wish I could bring you back from your travels

And tell you: Just tell me what you want

So I can revive the forgotten picture

**

Scandal

My phone isn't working

And you're upset with me over the smell

All my life I've been a soldier for your presence

Be a support for my suffering, girl

And don't cause a scandal in this community

**

Adam

If Adam is happy with his apple

And for Eve he divorced Paradise

What would have happened to him if he entered an orchard

Where there are cherries on breasts of pomegranates

I'm sure, my soul, he'll steal you from me

**

You're here

If I were given a choice Between the wealth of the universe

And a small nap in your warm embrace

The money will go away... You're here

Beside you, I see the sky without color

Every time your lips devour mine

**

Sex

Love isn't about fighting and strangling

So, you fight me every time I hold you

Love is a kiss, a tickle, and a hug

If your father wasn't longing for sex

You would have stayed in your mother's womb

** 

Harsh

Don't be harsh on me

You're depriving me of seeing other women

I swear, if I glance even a little

In a dress passing by my eyes

I'll hide the woman... and reveal the dress

** 

Don't be shy

Do you remember what we did last night?

Don't be shy... everyone has done it

On the bed, we recorded our deeds

And the mattress got tired from our swaying

And my body couldn't bear yours

** 

Anger

Why is your mother so angry?

From the bottom of my heart, I respect her.

She doesn't know my love, truly

Tell her I won't turn away from you

She can pave the whole world

** 

What are you saying?

I love it when you stay like this in front of me

Like a child, always complaining

So coy... until you fall asleep in my bed

Get the pillow... prepare a thief

And whisper: If I get closer, what will you say?

**

Sabine

I know your name on paper, "Sabine"

And in the universe, your name is a shining sun

Beware... the moon lives in "Rechdibbine"

He’s in love with you, daughter of "Shaanin"

Put guards on the house every night

** 

Blue chalk

Do you think I'm bewitched by your eyes?

And I stand before you, lost in thought and mesmerized.

Many have said I've gone mad for you.

And on the ground, I sit, drawing your eyelids 

With blue chalk, kneaded with loyalty.

** 

Swings

Let poetry braid swings for you,

And write all my poems to its liking.

How beautiful it is, flying above the wind,

And I stand, a pillar too difficult to move.

Perhaps poetry will kiss my nose.

** 

Cooking

All cooking, my sweet, I love.

Mujaddara, beans, stew.

And if your saliva is poured on my table,

I'll drink it like sweat and fill it up,

On the condition that it stays hot.

** 

Number

Tell me what my number is among lovers,

And tell me if someone else stole your heart.

I don't feel your love... a guess.

You've been lying to me for about five years.

I want to bring back the words "I love you."

**

A crime

I showered you with compliments... you never asked

I piled up flowers before you

The greatest crime you committed in love

You burned the poetry and withered the flowers

And your days of betrayal never tired

**

Who are you?

Who are you? Tell me

I've covered you with kisses

You've become the most beautiful woman in my life

I'm reading it to people... pray for me

So, I can keep reading... and fall in love with you

** 

Mawwal 

Your father still wears the “sherwal”

And still boasts about his “tarboosh”

I swear to you, daughter of the most beautiful children

By your father's “Tarboosh”... sing a “mawwal”

The veins of my heart throb with its melody

** 

Perfume

Why is the rose withered on its mother?

And all my life I smelled it and held it

Since the day you travelled to the ends of the earth

The perfume died in the flower... The colour is lost

And I have no rose left to smell

** 

A gift for you

What do you want for me this Eid?

I'm confused about what to get you as a gift

Everything is cheap... Just so you can be

Above my chest, next to my heart, its strength

And I offer you, this Eid, my eyes

**

Facebook

"Facebook" is starting to steal you from me

This truth is driving me crazy

You message friends everywhere

In Germany, Lebanon, Greece

And I'm all alone... and you don't even ask about me

**

WhatsApp

I miss sitting next to you and being happy

"WhatsApp" is starting to steal my space

You're always sending messages and videos

And how am I supposed to fall asleep with just a few pictures

And you're the reality... and your body is the stage

**

Eid al-Fitr

I'll celebrate Eid al-Fitr with you, my neighbour

My Muslim sister... you who beautify the neighbourhood

Your presence in our neighbourhood is tenderness and love

How wonderful you are... how vast your heart is

That beautifies a life so treacherous

**

Bikini

Don't wear this "bikini"

All sins are embodied in it

If the old man didn't see you, he'd regret

A life that passed without you, dark and withered 

The graying of his years can’t erase it.

**

Your smile

Every day I must see you before me

And feast my eyes on your constant presence

Only the smile on your lips... is my drawing

Keep smiling so my nights may bloom

And I may spend my life preoccupied with your laughter

**

Bee

If the bee is kind to the wasp

It will guard your preciousness all the time

Oh, my bee... my heart is broken

Standing guard at the honey jars

And deprived of tasting your honey

**

On Judgment Day

Your dress that flew before me

Has driven me mad...and shattered my fast

Don't take off the dress so you can protect

The most beautiful treasures my eyes have beheld

And what is more precious than losing on Judgment Day

**

I want the heart

How can I please you

When all happiness is tied to you

I offer you my eyes...you say:

I want the heart...take it inside my heart

And give me what's left of my life

**

The ignorance of sixty

How ugly you are, oh ignorance of sixty

I can no longer be of use to the beautiful ones

I try to bring back a little of my youth

I hear: The poor man's handwriting has grown

I dye my Gray hair...and swallow the knife

**

Skirt

After what "Mantoura" is upset

I don't want to see a skirt anymore

Holding her picture... I've locked my doors

And I'm tearing up the poems in my book

And my tears fall to kiss the picture

**

A brown dress

This girl, I swear, is driving me crazy

She struts around in her brown dress

And the necklace is pearls and her hair is blonde

I'm getting older... and the girl is getting younger

What more could you want from me, my heart?

** 

So-and-so

Your words hurt me so much, so-and-so

You for whom I wrote songs

You said I'm a poet and a poet

And my hair is always messed up and broken

And I'm still speechless

**

A dancer

She came down to dance... She bewitched everyone

And on her lips, a red cherry

I tried on her... She doesn't need a size

Her chest is high and her figure is graceful

And the zipper on her dress isn't closed

** 

Why didn't you agree?

In my poetry collection, when I read your poem,

My joy... and on my chest you slept in the evening

Get up on my bed... rest your mind

I'll sleep outside... and guard your love

And to this day I ask: Why didn't you agree?

** 

My beloved

If you knew how much I missed you

You came to my embrace from your family's embrace

And said: All happiness is with you

My beloved, who is like you?

And you drown in me slowly

**

Garden

If I could draw you on the waves

I'd make the sea turn into a garden

And the birds... flocks dive, flocks fly

And I'd water your flowers with my tears

Perhaps things would work out between you and me

**

Don't rush

Don't rush... I don't want you to get caught up in it

And have your hair fly away... And my sisters come out

You'll walk at the speed of the roads

Don't drive me crazy... I haven't closed my eyelashes

Without you, my life hates my life

**

Oh, cruel one

Oh, cruel one... If you had a heart

Your heart would have guided you to your loved ones

From one young man you jump to another

Don't think this path will lead you there

You won't reach it... And your door won't open

**

Jar

If a jar is closed on its mouth

The girl surely resembles her mother

This proverb was said about your mother

I'll hold you to my chest... I'll kiss you on the mouth

And I won't I kiss her once, but I don't hug her.

**

Mountain

You're getting taller... and I'm getting shorter in your presence.

I walk as if I'm dragging your shadow.

But when I hear: I love you,

I stand tall like a mountain, its height a mess.

And behind the mountain, your children are playing.

**

Mobile

The mobile phone takes up all your time

It ruined my life... and distorted yours

We used to chat and be happy together

And wherever we sat, the place was happy

Now I have to pay for your stories

** 

Madness

Don't be upset if I say your love is dead

Distances have grown between us

And like a lie, my journeys were lost

And I no longer bring up the subject of you

I realized that half of love is madness

** 

Cheeks

Your cheeks were created just to be smelled

And kissed... to turn the colour of blood

You used to say: "Enough, Antar!"

What happened that made your body tense?

Like a thousand worries on your head

** 

Sin

They said: Sin is originally a snake

I loved all the snakes in the world

When your hands wrapped around me

And you slowly drowned in me

Sin is so sweet, oh God

** 

Fear

You stood with me in front of the door of the house

And didn't You invite me to a watering hole

You were afraid to speak... I was poisoned by your words

And from your fear, for no reason, I went mad

I'll cut out the tongues of the neighbourhood people

**

God be with you

Your busy line drove me crazy

Give me time to call you

I tried my luck from an unknown number

My phone answered, "It's off"

God be with you... I won't talk to you anymore

**

Meet me

Meet me today in the square this evening

I have so much to say to your cheeks

I need a break on your chest

She told me: But I'll be honest

I don't want this to be a sin

**

Greetings

Despite the distance, our love remains

We left our homeland... but we didn't forget our longing

She sent me greetings from her heart

I immortalized them in four or five words

And loyalty began to write our names

** 

My soul's beloved

How beautiful you are... How wonderful you are

When the fragrance wafts

You walk... and I walk with you

You whisper to me... I hear you:

You are my soul's beloved

**

Lucky

Good morning, sun of my home

Why did you hide the moon in your heart?

Tell me: I love him, I adore him. 

May God grant him a long and happy life. 

Lucky is the young man you love.

**

Spring

I take the darkness of night from your hair

And the snow is plucking at my hair

And spring is blossoming in your life

And October is attacking mine

Don't be afraid... a mountain supports my back

** 

Judas

I only read your book, O sun

And I only walked your path in my life

You must eliminate doubt and suspicion

The greatest crime is creating a Judas from me

And I lit the candle of your contentment

** 

Crucified

The beautiful girl doesn't burn hearts

She gives her heart to the beloved knight

And you always add to the fire

And you rejoice in the sighs of my groans

And you leave me crucified on the path

** 

The Italians are to blame

Don't shout... the neighbours will hear

Your voice is strong, the walls can't stop it

You're telling huge lies

I know, but when I expose the forgery

You'll say: The Italians are to blame

** 

Dreams

No Think my love for you is a lie

My love is witnessed by God in heaven

You and I will make dreams come true

The moment your head rests on my chest

And you kiss me... and you dwell in my heart

**

Oh sea,

Lucky is your heart, oh sea, for she came down to swim... Your waves calmed her.

If she kissed a body, kiss her for me.

She wore a bikini; she'll drive me crazy.

I want to hide her from my eyes.

** 

Instinct

Tell me, what does instinct mean?

And why is the body sweating and happy?

If you kiss my lips, my dear

Like a lie, it ignites a fire

And the dress falls off on its own

**

Your mother

Wants me to love you

And to live my life by your side

I have to see the smile on your face

And for your mother to be pleased and keep quiet about me

Your mother is standing in your way

**

Eyeliner

Don't put eyeliner near your eyes

God bless the one who drew the eyeliner

And the "tattoo" eyelid doesn't suit you

Go ask the people around you

The honeycomb isn't spoiled by the bee

**

A lie

That neck kiss made me dizzy

That's why my heart is pounding

What happened to me from that drunken kiss?

And all my life I've kissed women

Apparently, I'm living a lie

**

Don't swear

Why didn't you come to the market this evening?

I waited for you at a Chinese coffee shop

You swore by my life: You forgot the appointment

Don't swear to me... and don't love me

Your lies are making me cry

** 

Drowning

I'm swimming... and you're swimming in front of me

And the blue swimsuit drowned me

Two straps covered your precious treasure

And the sea's waves are pulling high

And God knows where I'll drown

** 

Tickling

How much I want to hold you with my eyelashes

And tickle your ignorant waist... until you faint

You shout: Leave me alone... I'll die laughing

I tell you: My heart is a coffin for you

Without you, the beats don't work

** 

Rope

She put the chair next to you

And sat down... How heavy her blood and yours are

You're not a child to lengthen the rope

Your mother is always sitting next to you

And how am I supposed to smell you and he hugged you?

**

A kiss

I tried to steal a kiss

From lips more beautiful than a red rose

You refused, you screamed, and I learned my lesson

Your wedding, alas, wasn't mine

I'm sure I arrived too late

**

Crazy

Crazy, my love, he's head over heels for you

Like a rock, he longs to find you

No warmth stirs his feelings

And how can this man please you?

By God, it's hard to please you

**

Failed

I saw you winking at the young men

And flirting with them... flirting is like a volcano

And how can I turn them away from you?

And I'm old... And they're your age

I always fail with women

**

Feeling

I'll tell you what I feel when I see you:

My heart races towards you with longing

And I kiss the jasmine on your palms

And I wait until you bid farewell to your guests

So, I can devour you piece by piece

**

A space

You're trying to fool yourself with me

And all your life you dream of me

Many things cross your mind

Don't act on them... Your space shrinks

Your space is me... Oh, Noor My eyes

**

A pool

Believe me, I'm going to die laughing

When you fell into the pool

I jumped after you... I said I want to go in

In the water... Maybe we'll both get out

And I'll explain to you the meaning of manhood

**

Resurrection

You have a new groom... Your mother loves him

And that's what your brother said in front of me

And he said that I gave him a good beating

I'm going crazy... I'm going to hang him by the neck

After me, the Day of Judgment will come

**

Crazy

Crazy, my love, he's head over heels for you

Like a rock, he longs to find you

No warmth stirs his feelings

And how can this man please you?

By God, it's hard to please you

** 

Failure

I saw you winking at the guys

And flirting with them... flirting is like a volcano

And how can I turn them away from you?

And I'm old... And they're your age

I always fail with women

** 

Feeling

I'll tell you what I feel when I see you:

My heart races towards you with longing

And I kiss the jasmine on your palms

And I wait until you bid farewell to your guests

So, I can devour you piece by piece

** 

Space

You're obsessing over me, 

And you've spent your whole life dreaming of me

Many things cross your mind

Don't act on them... Your space shrinks

Your space is me... You’re the light of my eyes

**

A pool

Believe me, I'm going to die laughing

When you fell into the pool

I jumped after you... I said I want to go in

In the water... Maybe we'll both get out

And I'll explain to you the meaning of manhood

**

Resurrection

You have a new groom... Your mother loves him

And that's what your brother said in front of me

And he said that I gave him a good beating

I'm going crazy... I'm going to hang him by the neck

After me, the Day of Judgment will come

**

Wounded

What's all this talk about you?

Your name is on everyone's lips.

You were with him... they said: and your smile was bright.

After he plucks honey from you,

He'll leave you with a wounded heart.

**

Torment

I wake up in the morning to write poems,

I see you, my soul, a shining sun.

And I become jealous of myself.

And instead of happiness, I burn with fire.

The most beautiful torment I live every day.

**

Shy

Shy from me, girl, shy.

And you're trembling and turning around.

Who flirted with you? Who kissed you? Tell me.

And who expanded your femininity?

Don't run away from love, it's better for you.

**

Kisses

The master of kisses is on the neck.

The greatest sign of love, my heart.

Maybe my tongue lost the fingerprints.

And maybe my lips kissed the stars.

So that you could declare my love.

**

Broke

Why do we love boys more than girls?

And let them loose...and we can't control them?

If I were given a choice, I'd say:

You have mind-blowing treasures,

And he was created broke by his Lord.

** 

Creation

If you knew what God entrusted to you,

And why creation manifested from your womb,

Your wing must flutter over creation,

And protect the offspring...If the offspring didn't dry up,

The whole world would cease to exist.

** 

Tired

My mind is always tired in your absence,

And I walk thorny paths upon paths.

I don't know if I'm crazy to see you,

I don't know if I'm a student in your classes,

I don't know if I'm crucified by your laughter.

** 

Diamond

I wrote poetry for shy eyes,

So that my poetry became shy of you.

I'll steal the laughter...what do you say?

And they hung their braid on the sun

And extracted the diamond from your teeth

**

Good morning

Every time you say to me: good morning

I feel all goodness before me

And the birds start dancing above me

And I pluck the sun to hang a beauty mark

On sweet cheeks... a thief's stole

**

Naked

She said, "Oh Charbel, your poetry has become 'Naked'"

I told her, "I wish you hadn't described it

You take the truth mixed up

You honoured the universe with six children

If you didn’t take off your clothes, you wouldn't give birth

** 

Wool

From a kiss from your eyes, I'll faint

How would I if I didn't attack your lips?

With love, I'll never flatter

Nor boast and climb on your shoulders

And I won't lie in your blanket except with your consent

** 

Flirting

Flirting poetry no longer satisfies you

You want words that haven't been said in poems

I started gathering the waves of the sea from your shores, 

So, that the waves might give you the sighs of its heart,

And you would burn with fire

** 

Quintet

I dedicate this quintet to your eyes

So that you may bathe me in the sea of your eyes

And I may sunbathe on the shores of your hands

I love you, I wish I could 

Spend my whole life watching You

**

Don't pretend

Why do you whisper in public?

And why are you shy...and why do you run away from touch?

In secret, my hand is around your waist

Don't pretend...your secret will be revealed

A small lie can't hide the sun

**

Waiting

Until I see you, I'm wasting my day

Waiting on your path like a little child

Afraid that your absence will extinguish my fire

And my flowers will wither with time

And dust will settle on a great love

** 

Beirut

When you left Beirut

Sydney went dark... and the houses grew dim

And this picture you left in the house

I felt sorry for you... I thought I'd die

You're in my eyes... and Beirut is in my heart

** 

What's troubling you?

Your condition speaks of your pain

What's troubling you? What's wrong with you? Tell me

You walk as if your mind is preoccupied

And your body, alas, drags your thoughts

Surely, you're busy with someone else today

** 

Mejdlaya

Mejdlaya ... How will I tell her

That I've fallen for a crazy girl

Who has taken up residence in my heart and stolen my eyes

This is my village, girl, how beautiful it is

You and she are a light from God

** 

Your family

It's not right for your family to be so strict

And prevent you from meeting me

I stand like a madman calling out to you

And your window is closed in my eyes

And they never once have mercy on me

**

Sick

I knew you were sick... and your door was closed

My heart burned... I couldn't calm down

I'd give you years of my life

What good is my birthday now that the decorations are gone?

Oh, my beauty... my heart is burning

** 

Stage

I'll make my chest a stage for you

So, you can dance and decorate the place

And I'll light your lips for a lifetime

And it's okay if I burn with embers

Beside you, dying... I'll be happy

** 

Oppressed

From afar, I want to take your measurements

So, I can sew a skirt for this body

I know no one has kissed you with their mouth

Or wrapped you around the waist like a pipe

That's why you lived your life oppressed

** 

I'm leaving

Like the wind, you're blowing away my livelihood

And you're buying dresses wholesale

And you're threatening to leave my bed

My bed is still here... but I'm leaving

Your love for me is tied to money

** 

Last words

The last words written On the paper

Leaving fire and burning in my heart

We lived together... we tasted the sweet and the bitter

My hair is finished... I'm forced to write

I wish we could stay the sweetest two

**

Farewell

In my own handwriting I said I want to say goodbye

So, you know how much I'll miss

Your mouth... your eyes... your cheeks... your voice

Hands that became companions to mine

And believe me, the distance is unbearable

**

Corona

They were... and they're still envious of us

Why do we still meet?

And Corona is spreading throughout the world

I can't stay away from you... No, I can't

You're the cure, my darling

** 

Repentance

I lowered my head... and said I must repent

Maybe it's a sin to love the beloved!

And I heard your voice say: Oh my eyes

The world is ruined without you and me

The peak of your faith melts upon my chest

** 

A Sign

How can I catch a glimpse of you, tell me

When your window is closed, you crazy one?

Go open the window and wait

For a sign to come and tell you that 

I'm standing right under your window

** 

Be Strong

Don't tell me: My mother came

She's setting fire to my blood

I long to see you, I long to see you

Be strong... and show me your longing

The time has come for my flower to smell

**

Your saliva is wine

Turn on the light, don't be afraid of people

Your mouth is so bright, it wants to be kissed

You're mine... and whatever happens, happens

Your saliva is wine... have no mercy on the drunkard

Pour, until he's drunk, a thousand glasses and more

**

Afraid?

Afraid!... Of what?... Don't be afraid

The whole world is plagued by the coronavirus

It's forbidden to touch my lips

And your saliva, my love, is a healing medicine

Kiss my lips... and trust in God

** 

How is my beloved?

It's been a month since I saw you in front of me

Or heard your voice calling me:

How is my dear, dark-skinned beloved?

I'm afraid, with all this distance, you'll forget me

In this "Corona" era... and you won't love me anymore

** 

I'm forbidden to see you

The streets of the whole world are empty

And I'm forbidden to see you to have fun

Why has the whole universe become death

Oh, my soul's soul... and we didn't hear that voice

That said: You must worship God

** 

I'm terrified

Because I love you so much, I'm terrified

That "Corona" will love you, the one no one loved

They said: He's very jealous of women

And they said: His heart is like a human's

I'm going crazy... I'm coming to stand in his way

**

The scent of the world

Between you and me, a sea with a piece of sky

And you and I, from afar, speak in whispers

I wish the clouds would carry the scent of the world

And to become a young man, I'd mess up the months of the year

And to bring you closer, I'd redraw this earth

** 

I'm starting to go mad

Is it possible we'll remain like this

Without meeting, and with burning hearts?

I wrote poetry... but the poems were useless

I broke the pen... the pen was quenched by fire

And I started going crazy and burning the paper

** 

Don't cry

I swear to you by God... don't cry

"Coronavirus" will pass quickly

And I'll see the smile on your face again

Like the sun, it has a shine

And this infamous thing will end

** 

Mask

Your mask... I don't like it anymore

It covered your cheeks... your laughter... your mouth

"Coronavirus" is starting to tire me out

And fear, like a beast, is overpowering me

I can't hug you or smell you anymore

** 

I'm lost

Facebook and WhatsApp have mercy on me

Your letters are dancing on my screen

Do me a little more of your kindness

Look in front of me... ease my doubts

I'm lost without seeing you

**

Gallows

I tried to kiss you on the cheek

You said: Be shy, this isn't the time for coquetry

Okay... just tell me what you want

No matter how far I go... I'll come back to you

So, you can hang my heart

** 

Fairouz

I want to steal a song for you

That Fairouz sings... that she hums

To drive you crazy... to make you love me

And to hang you like a celestial star

And I know this isn't allowed

** 

The Corona Era

In the "Corona" era, love isn't forbidden

Maybe it can cure all illnesses

I slept on your chest... I started to climb

I felt a hunger for your lips

You said: The one who kisses today, oh my!

** 

Confession

I wish I could live with you for months of the year

So, I could spread carpets on your paths

And decorate us with jasmine and lilies

So, she confesses and says after the silence

I alone am beloved in this universe

** 

Trapped

I've been trapped inside the house for a month

I longed to catch a glimpse of you... I peeked

I saw your house secluded and deserted

No people walking by... no talk... no light

My tears began to flow silently

**

The Bliss of Love

We lived in a time weary of itself

My sweet one... and they're killing its children

Rulers without conscience or heart

If they lived like us in the bliss of love

They wouldn't have committed crimes... nor would they have displaced their children

** 

A Gift

I give you the cedars of the Lord... You said: What?

This cedar isn't yours, beware

This belongs to God... Hearts gather it

And we are all His armies in this world

I accept a gift, paying its price

** 

A Song

I want to sing... but I can't

My voice was stolen... Don't laugh at me

When the light of your face shone before me

I couldn't say to you: Good morning

Nor could I sing you a song

** 

Secrets

I'm ashamed to reveal the secrets:

Because of how much these people loved you

And said: Princess, and your crown is royal

I hated the world... I saw people as evil

And I started with myself Oh, my heart is broken

** 

Good Friday

Tell me, what will your tears say:

Today Jesus was crucified, my love

And the weeping between us became a waterfall

Good Friday, a wound deep in my heart

And to heal the wound, we pray

**

The police are waiting.

I love you... I say it from two meters away.

I'm not allowed to get near you.

The police are waiting... they have eyes.

A fine of a thousand or two thousand.

And more... if I kiss your hands.

** 

World of basil

Tereza... Oh world of basil

All the magic is poured out in you.

You are the world and the sun of the world.

Oh, rose of a happy life.

The Creator... created nothing like you.

** 

Holy Saturday

Come, let's pray together on the Saturday of Love

On Holy Saturday, my Lord will rise

Come, let's kneel with all the trees

So that God may protect our love from evil

The resurrection of our Lord is in your heart and mine

** 

Christ is risen

Christ is risen! I heard a ululation

I said: My brother, today your mood is good

We danced together... and you were knitting the towel

I felt that the whole universe woke up

Because of how much my heart longs for you

** 

Nonsense

Don't fall in love with an old man! You told me:

Will you keep telling me this nonsense?!

I love you... and life is a heartbeat

Sweet laughter with a love poem

So, love me... and don't expect anything in return

**

My family

I'll tell you a story about my family

So, you can leave a share in your heart

A generous family, adorned with love

They don't lie, they don't withdraw, they don't bend

Except to God... even if half of them fall

**

I'm used to it

I'm used to drinking the wine of the sweetest cheeks

I'm used to summering in the highest mountains

Where the cherries are red

And the grapes are golden

And the bunch ripens on its own

**

Languages of the earth

You're upset... and I don't know how to calm you down

In what languages of the earth should I speak to you?

You don't understand me in Arabic

And I know a little English

I resorted to kisses to appease you

**

The stage

Your scent is more beautiful than scattered perfume

Come closer so I can smell you and rejoice

And I'll stand my eyes guarding your chest

And I'll fix my lips on yours like a wall

And build the stage with your body

**

Don't travel

Don't travel... I've experienced this journey before you.

Your homeland is motherhood... and your exile is death and boredom.

I cried so much... my tears have dried up.

And at the cemetery... I'm standing in line.

I'll die... if your heart is broken like mine.

**

Another person

I'm sure I'm crazy to love you

And I'll pave your path with poems

I run after you... you always reject me

I'll kill myself if I ever find out

That another person lives in your heart

** 

Enough sadness

Why are you silent... and not smiling?

I've never seen the sun of the world so troubled

Enough sadness, my sweet, enough pampering

From the abundance of beauty God has given you

Beauty itself speaks for you

** 

Darkness

I don't want this sun to rise anymore

Nor do I want this moon to pass by

As long as your light shines in exile

And erases the suffocating darkness in my heart

And the days of my life, silently, steal away

** 

Who is more beautiful?

Who is more beautiful? Is it you, the sun?

You ask me, and your laughter is two pounds.

And your light shone when you were formed.

And since the world can't bear two suns,

One sun went out the moment you appeared.

** 

Be shy!

If you only knew how my mind flew away

When I saw you standing before me.

Like a lie, you ignited a fire in my body.

And I started chatting to myself like this:

Shame on you, be shy in front of the girl, old man!

** 

Flower!

Don't think the poems will end,

And I won't stop praising your eyes.

You'll stay with me, no matter where my imagination wanders.

And I'll draw you as a flower on the doorstep.

Every time you pass by, I'll gaze at you.

**