My lover came (Original Art)

Medium: Ink on acid-free 100% cotton paper
Dimensions: 20 x 30 inches (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Serie : Maqamat
This painting is part of the Nostalgia exhibition, in which I explored visual interpretations of several musical modes and Andalusian muwashahat. This particular work embodies the song “Jaet moathebati) Music and singing by the great Syrian singer Sabah Eakhri on Ajam maqam
The lyrics:
My lover came in the darkness of dusk
Like a shining star on the horizon
I said, "You have brightened my night, oh best of visitors
Do not you fear the guards on the way?"
She replied, tears streaming down her face,
"Who sets sail on the sea does not fear drowning"
I kissed her, and she kissed me back, saying,
"You kissed my cheek, so do not hold back on my neck”