Ya’aburnee

I truly came alive
On the day we met
A day far from ordinary,
A day I can never forget. 

The flame of my life had been lit,
Burning strongly melting my heart.
I knew you were the only one.
I knew that from the start. 

So, what if you don’t love me back?
I never made that deal with you.
In my dreams you are mine;
And my dreams seem so true. 

Don’t ask me to be your friend
I cannot try even a little bit.
Don’t tell me who you love
Don’t let me know about it. 

Go live your life.
Do love a life.
But, for me in my dreams,
You’ll be my man and I your wife. 

I ask for nothing from you
As I want nothing but you.
I know I can’t have what I want.
I know my dream can never come true.


I never had the joy of living with you
Or a bitter sweet memory of our life
Don’t make me live without you
After knowing you are no longer alive

I never asked you for anything,
But do promise this if ever you cared for me.

Spare me the pain of living beyond  you

When I count my last blessings, bury me, Ya’aburnee!

Ya’aburnee 

Arabic – Both morbid and beautiful at once, this incantatory word means “You bury me,” a declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person because of how difficult it would be to live without them.