Ha Maqom

O my soul

Sing all your melodies

dance all your loves

catch the sunny side 

of all your acts

with the solemn flights

of swallows in the Fall

do not procrastinate

drink at the cup of Beauty 

without even thinking

that you could get drunk

O my soul
I once lost my heart in the material world

but I found my path 

in a thousand smiles and prayers

paving my way

towards His Presence

Claude Lopez-Ginisty