Qasidah BURDAH

Bismillahirrahmanirrahiiim

that tears mixed with blood
are flowing  from your eyes
is it because of your remembrance
of the neighbours of Dhi-Salam
or is it because of the breeze flowing
from Kaazimah
or it is the lightening struck in the darkness of the night,
from the mount of Idam

what was happened to your eyes,
the more you tell them to stop,
the more they continue flowing
what is the matter with your heart,
the more you tell it to come to its senses,
the more it is distracted by love

does the fervent lover think
that his love can be concealed
while his eyes are shedding tears
and his heart is glowing

had it not been for the love,
you would not have shed tears
at the ruins (of your beloved)
nor would you become restless
at the remembrance of the cypress (tree)
and the high mountain



translation dalam bahasa indonesia (oleh si Aku dalam buku MPM)


air mata darah yang mengucur di matamu
apakah karena rindu jiran di Dzi-Salami
apakah karena semilir angin
dari arah Khadimah
apakah karena kilasan kilat
dari danau Idlami?

kendati matamu rapat memejam
air mata darah tetap bercucuran
kendati dadamu pepat kau redam
hatimu tetap bergejolak menahan kerinduan

apakah para pecinta menyangka
bahwa kerinduan jelas terpendam
dalam air mata dan dada bergelora?

kalau bukan karena cinta
mustahil reruntuhan bersimbah air mata
kalau bukan karena cinta
mustahil matamu nyalang semalaman
membayang gunung dan rimbun pepohonan


(Menatap Punggung Muhammad, hal 85-87)