Walqamar
والقمر
Poems inspired by SNX's songs, retold by AIA Labs.
From the song
Walqamar والقمر by SNX
The title means "and the moon." A Moroccan Darija song in praise of a woman who has captured the hearts of men. The moon is beautiful, but meeting you adds to it; who are you, to have taken my mind and set my heart alight? Look, I beg you and I will die for you, he says; the unique one, the one with the beauty mark, brought me after her and made me search for her. A catalogue of names follows: Zeinab, Fatima, as the moon is beautiful and the gazelle is beautiful. He asks God for gentleness with his state, praises the Most High, and blesses the Prophet.
Deeper meaning
In the Maghrebi tradition a love song often ends by blessing the Prophet, to balance the heat of the praise with piety. The moon and gazelle are classic images of beauty.
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