Book 02 · Light of My LifeKhududik Murawwada
خدودك مورّدة
Poems inspired by SNX's songs, retold by AIA Labs.
From the song
Khududik Murawwada خدودك مورّدة by SNX
A praise song in the old style of describing the beloved. Her cheeks are rose-red, and so are her eyes and her coquettish manner. Her hair is like olive oil, which some people disapproved of, her eyes are black and her face is white. He has seen her in a dream, he swears, while sitting in the dark. A sigh to the night follows each new image, and the cheeks are praised again and again, once as flushed with contentment.
Deeper meaning
The song follows the tradition of listing features, and its twist is the dream. The darkness around him is the setting in which she appears, so the praise is also a picture of how longing makes a face glow. The sighs to the night make the night a witness.