A sincere farewell

May peace of Allah be upon you

A unique and everlasting greeting that never fade
Except when the fixed term is reached

A greeting scented with a wet nectar with dew  

Which the bee keeps in its small body bag
And carries to the farthest wilderness

For making a unique kind of honey
   And for producing a sweet delicious drink                

               Like no other               

Which the wind scatters in a windy day 

And fades into the air like a dew drops

Exactly like the dew when it fades under the sunlight in the forenoon in a sunny day

But its fragrance gets stuck in the leaves of trees forever

And so its breeze remains stuck in the mind of those who smell

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ABDERRAHMAN SAIDI

The original in Arabic : December 2019 

Trs to English: 27 Oct 2022