The Signs as Lines from Arabic Love Poems
Aries: “Through her, in a rush of musk and saffron, beauty falls into disarray.” – Ibn Al-Arabi
Taurus: “Because my love for you is higher than words, I have decided to fall silent.” – Nizar Qabbani
Gemini: “You departed from my sight and entered my thoughts, travelled from my eyes to my heart.” – Al-Abbas Ibn Al-Ahnaf
Cancer: “I would split open my heart with a knife, place you within and seal my wound, that you might dwell there and never inhabit another.” – Ibn Hazm
Leo: “I felt like kissing the swords because their glimmer reminded me of your smile.” – Antara
Virgo: “I memorized her in every alphabet and memorized my memories until they multiplied.” – Adonis
Libra: “Love rests on no foundation. It is an endless ocean, with no beginning or end.” – Rumi
Scorpio: “And if the devil was to ever see you, he’d kiss your eyes and repent.” – Farouq Jwaydeh
Sagittarius: “Your eyes are like palm-groves refreshed by dawn’s breath or terraces the moon leaves behind.” – Badr Shakir Al-Sayyab
Capricorn: “There is water in my eyes and fire in my heart. Do you want a drink? Or a spark?” – Al-Shareef Al-Radhiy
Aquarius: “My temptations in your eyes, and the cities of your grief.” – Ibrahaim el-Kahwaji
Pisces: “They asked ‘Do you love her to death?’ I said, ‘Speak of her over my grave and watch how she brings me back to life.’” – Mahmoud Darwish
