Biscuit of the Day - Ibn Jakh

The biscuit of the day is a poem by an Arabic poet, Ibn Jakh. I've been really interested in the culture of the Middle East (particularly Morocco), and thought I would include a contribution from this area of the world.

Many thanks to this source for posting and providing samples and a nice analysis of the themes in such beautiful poetry.

-- Aeryth

FAREWELL, by Ibn Jakh (11th century, Andalusian) translated by Emilio Garcia Gomez & Cola Franzen.

On the morning they left
we said goodbye
filled with sadness
for the absence to come.
 
 
Inside the palanquins
on the camels' backs
I saw their faces beautiful as moons
behind veils of golden cloth.
 
 
Beneath the veils
tears crept like scorpions
over the fragrant roses
of their cheeks.
 
 
These scorpions do not harm
the cheek they mark.
They save their sting
for the heart of the sorrowful lover.