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Majnuṅ

In the desolation of madness, that was his love,
Majnuṅ looked for her in the desert rain 

In the darkness of the night, that was his love 
Majnuṅ looked for her portents in the smoke that drifted away 

In the grains of sand, that was his love 
Majnuṅ traced her face tracking maps of fate 

In the biting cold of dry winter, that was his love 
Majnuṅ fragmented stoicism, kindling mottled fires of seclusion 

In the mire of ruins of ghosts, that was his love 
Maṅjuṅ wove the tattered remains of faith into a Aqad* 

In the Remanants of sighs, that was his love 
Maṅjuṅ would whisper only word to the ifrits**

Laila



















*Aqad: Arabic for necklace: In this case, a love knot
**Ifrits: The most powerful and dangerous Jinns that are said to inhabit deserts and ruins 

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