Love they say is blind
Love are you blind?
If you are blind
How did you get to my soul?
Love the flowering plant
Love the alpha and the omega
Love you are the doctor of sorrow
In love I met Maryam
And in love we shall remain.
In dreams I keep on asking myself
Why in love?
I keep saying
It pays to love yes.
It is you I am waiting for
You are the only one to cure me
You are quite welcome Mr. Love
I learnt that you cleanse the minds of the wicked.
You purify the hearts of the heartless
It is true
In my memories you made Maryam mine
And you made me hers
Love you are wonderful
Love you have eyes
Love are you blind?
Mukhtar S. ‘Wakeel
EDITOR’S NOTE
Originally published in Citizen on 31 Jan 1994, p. 38. This diplomatic transcription preserves the wording and lineation visible in the archived page.