Wisdom for the First Wife whose Husband Married a Second, from the Stories of the Arabs - Translated by Raha Batts حفظه الله

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Wisdom for the First Wife whose Husband Married a Second, from the Stories of the Arabs

A man married a new woman from the

Arabs, whilst still married to his first wife.

The new wife would pass by the door of 

the first wife and say:

وما يستوي الثوبان ثوب به البِلَى

وثوب بأيدي البائعين جديد

The two garments are not equal,

The one which is old and worn out and the 

one which is still new in the hands of the

sellers

The first wife came out and said:

نقَّل فؤادك حيث شئت من الهوى

ما القلب إلا للحبيب الأولِ

كم منزل في الأرض يألفه الفتى

وحنينه أبدا لأول منزلِ

Let your heart move wherever you desire,

For the heart does not belong except to

the first love,

How often does a man become

acquainted with a house within the earth,

But his longing is eternally for his first 

home.

Translated by Raha Batts

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First published date on December 4, 2018 – 6:02 PM