Here

Under this heaven

Under those stars

Where I am a stranger among strangers

Here

I proclaim you, Shukriya

Here I am celebrating

Your presence

 

The dove in my hand sighs

Its power grows

It will sing

Give it your voice

Give it your wings and your heart

Open my hand

 

Under those stars, Shukriya

Under this heaven

Is your house the only place where I feel

At home

Sweet in taste dark in colour

Strong and deep

 

Eyes hidden behind eyes

Behind veils from kohl

Your smile's seriousness

Your lucky wisdom

In letters of ayat written on your hands' palms with hennah]

The truth of our thoughts

 

I close my eyes

In my heart lives the day

The hour

When it began

Preserved in our silence's tenderness lives

The language of your looks

 

Touch me with your heart, Shukriya

The dove rises My skin trembles

I need no words

Your children, arriving home

shall see different days

May then

Whatever of your memory die away in time's sea

That truth of our survive