I Love You!!

I love you!! — my mouth said it,
and my pen bore it out...
I love you!! — a beautiful color
in which I dye my blood...

I love you!! Neither has the heart gone astray
nor the mind wandered...
I love you!! — a warbled song
whose echo stirs my sorrows...

I love you!! What beauty
is like this sorrowful beauty?!
I love you!! My feeling has not changed,
nor has my longing died down...

I love you!! In my mind you are
beauty, and sister, and mother.
I love you!! A small child
moves you, and a picture captivates you.

O enchantment of the soul, pass
through my heart and strut in your coquetry..
I have opened for you a corner of my heart
whose guidance will shield you from straying.

Latakia: Muhammad Abbas