middleeasternpoetry:The jealous ones blamed me and said, "What do you see in her?“ I repl
middleeasternpoetry:The jealous ones blamed me and said, "What do you see in her?“ I replied to those who were ignorant of my art, "Take my eyes and see." I am in her eyes Adam and she is Eve in mine. They told me, “Why do you love a servant?” I told them, “I feel her inside.” … O people what do you want from me? Till my last breath, all poetry and art shall be for her. -- source link