An Arab Girl's Prayer Poem by Fatima Alzhara Rafa

An Arab Girl's Prayer

Oh, the sky above the land,
there is a just God.
Who can give me the one I long for—
the one who understands?

To thee—
I can't say "I love you" here
in the fear atmosphere.
Let us give our vows to God.

I know you have seen the world,
but have you seen my sensibility?

Come closer, as a stranger
coming back to his land.
Love the girl—I am no danger.

Teach me the anatomy of love.
God, He sees and knows.
He'll let him love me before the snows.