When you love, love with a love ..by Abu al-Aswad al-Du’ali

When you love, 
love with a love 
that draws you close
For you do not know: 
when will you depart ?

And when you hate,
hate without turning away
For you do not know
when you will return

Be a source of perseverance
and forgive the harm
For you will soon see
and hear what you worked

~ Abu al-Aswad al-Du’ali