The Night

The night, oh home of pains and wonders,
So much in you, of love, worry and mawaweel.*

Haunted by the lashes of beautiful girls,
Whose eyes are kohled without kohl.*

A mare untamed, refusing to be reined or neared,
Oh how I love to tame unbroken mares.

I bear all kinds of yearning, present and past,
I bemoan her harm, dilutes my vitality.

And yearning is a fire most wondrous,
If drained by longing, oh how cold the night.

And yearning is cold yet its owner is melted,
Who can solve the puzzles of this wonder?

* mawaweel are short vocal melodies used as introductions to songs
* kohl is a black powder used as eye make up