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In which case, her intellect and character, for beauty fades away, for after all, as the Old Bard opined: 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'.Yes wifey material. I would say self image, attitude, habits and beliefs but it’s all the same from a Muslim point of view.
And with that, I am being reminded of Keenadiid's famous poem 'Jaadad dumareed':
Jaadadkoodu waa badan yihiin jamaca naagoode
Raggu johoradduu yahay middii jaahilaan garane
Jidkaan sheegayaa laga gartaa tii inoo jabane
Waa inay jacayl iyo kalgacal kugula joogtaaye
Waa inuu jiraayoo qalbiga jeelku ka hayaaye
Waa inay jaguug lama rabee jilicsanaataaye
Waa inay jiriibbamidda iyo jaaxid ka hartaaye
Waa inayan sina kuu jactadin kuna jurxaynayne
Waa inay jawaabkay tiraa jimic u yeeshaaye
Waa inay la soo jeensataa jaahsan iyo laabe
Waa inuu isjeeqaaqayaa jiirka kiin ahiye
Waa inay jinaadkaa tihiyo jeex naftaada ahe
Waa inaan jinnigu duufsan iyo hadalka jaajuuse
Waa inayan jaanteeda geyn jago aan fiicnayne
Waa inay ka jigataa waqeed jidadka ceebeede
Waa inay jarreerada la tari jeerba gocotaaye
Waa inay ku jeeddaa xilkiyo jahada maamuuse
Waa inayan jaaseysaneyn jeedal iyo laane
Waa inayan joogaha axdiga jebin abiidkeede
Waa inayan soo jiidaneyn jaa’ifiyo hawle
Waa inayan jaaraanka iyo jees wax buu dhimine
Waa inay dad jamaciis ka tahay jaalle kaa xiga e
Waa inay jiilkii daacadnimo kugu jalleecdaaye
Waa inay jirkaagiyo wixii jira malaysaaye
Waa inayan kaa jiijanayn kulana jiiftaaye
Waa inay jamaad iyo xubbi iyo jamasho haysaaye
Waa inay janaan suu ku dhacay kugu jidbootaaye
Waa inay isaga jaadan tahay saad jeclaataba e
Waa inayan juuq oran kolkaad ereyo jeexsiine
Waa inay suldaan jaa’iriyo janan ku mooddaaye.
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Let us hope @backgroundISneeded is in a jolly good mood to translate it for the masses.
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