I wish I knew

by qisasukhra

The first poem, ليت شعري هل دروا, from Ibn Arabi’s ترجمان الأشواق

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I wish I knew they knew what heart

they held. That my heart knew

what pass they tread. You wonder

Are they safe?

Or perished?

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The enamoured are

in love adrift

ensnared.

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