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I Fear Your Arrival May Delay
I've waited long in your absence,
My yearning never found rest.
Not once did I complain to the world,
Nor let them see the sorrow I suppressed.
I fear your arrival may delay—
My body has begun to waste away.
Signs speak of a soul unwell,
And I fear no remedy will quell.
O you, whose absence deepens my desire,
My patience has no more fire.
Each day in your absence feels like mourning,
I live on memories, hope adorning.
Laid in bed, my heart for you aches,
From you, I learned what love truly makes.
Your face, like the moon, once bright,
Rose each dawn with a smile of light.
I beg of you, a humble plea:
Hasten your return to me.
Ease this pain, bring peace again,
Your nearness worth more than any gain.
My heart beats and sighs your name,
Won’t you, for my sake, feel the same?
Forget you? I never could.
Your love runs deep within my blood.
To speak the truth—I doubt in your distance,
My patience lost all resistance.
This heart, a furnace lit with flame,
Fears harm may find you in my name.
So let not your return be late—
Without you, this land is desolate.
But you, my rain, can make it bloom,
And bring dead soil from silent gloom.
Written by: Fathi Al-Sayyadi
