ARWAD ISLAND [Female] Before the maps remembered names, Before the empires raised their flames, I stood where moonlight kissed the stone, An island heart, complete, alone. Then through the mist your vessel came, With cedar breath and violet flame, And every wave beneath the night Turned silver at your soul’s first sight. [Male] I followed stars the sailors knew, Past Tyrian shores and waters blue, No crown of gold, no conquered land— Only the promise of your hand. The western wind had spoken low: “There waits the one your spirit knows.” I let every old shore fade And sailed toward the light you made. [Both] Arwad Island, rise from the sea, Ancient as love, wild as we. Purple sails under heaven’s fire, Carry us home through salt and desire. Stone upon stone, breath upon breath, I choose you beyond distance or death. Where blue horizon meets the sand, Be my beloved on Arwad Island. [Female] Come through the gate beneath the moon, Where temple drums awaken June, Where olive oil and myrrh perfume The secret pathways to my room. Lay down the armor journeys bring; You need not prove a single thing. I know the language in your eyes— A constellation in disguise. [Male] I bring no chains, I claim no throne; Your sovereign heart remains your own. I bring the calm of sheltering bays, A faithful fire through changing days. I’ll learn the tides beneath your skin; No storm shall make my promise bend— Your lover, guardian, and friend. [Both] Arwad Island, rise from the sea, Ancient as love, wild as we. Purple sails under heaven’s fire, Carry us home through salt and desire. Cedar and rose, thunder and prayer, Your pulse is the compass leading me there. Where blue horizon meets the sand, Be my beloved on Arwad Island. [Female] Ah—ya habibi, nearer, nearer, Let the water make us clearer. No more longing without a name, No more hiding the holy flame. Touch me slowly, truth to truth; My body opens like the dawn, Not disappearing—being reborn. [Male] I hear your breath between the waves, A tender power no kingdom tames. Your softness is not something frail; It is the wind that fills my sail. Come rest your forehead close to mine; Let mortal hours become divine. I’ll kiss the salt from every fear Until your soul knows I am here. [Female] Carve no vow upon the stone Unless your actions make it known. Bring me mornings, bring me truth, Bring me laughter, depth, and roots. Meet me where the real begins— Beyond the masks and borrowed skins. I want the man whose steady sea Makes it safe to fully be me. [Male] Take my voice without disguise; Take these unguarded, faithful eyes. I will not worship from afar Or love the dream and miss the heart. I choose your ordinary days, Your silent moods, your untamed ways. Not as a legend passing through— I cross the living world for you. [Female] Under the watch of the evening star, I feel you close, however far. Shell upon shore, flame within clay, All that was hidden finds its way. My hips remember ocean time, Your heartbeat answers under mine. We move like waters, slow, profound— A sacred current without sound. [Male] Let bronze bells tremble through the air; Let incense spiral through your hair. Your name is warm upon my tongue, A hymn the oldest sea once sung. I hold you gently, fierce and true, As midnight opens into blue. Electric sky and magnetic deep, The vow our waking bodies keep. [Female] If I am island, come as rain— Not to possess, but to sustain. If you are ocean, I will be The moon that draws you tenderly. Together, neither disappears; We bless the salt of ancient tears. Two sovereign flames in one embrace, Making sanctuary of this space. [Male] If I am vessel, be my north; Together we bring beauty forth. Not through hunger or control, But recognition—soul to soul. I found no treasure under sand More precious than your open hand. The voyage ends where truth begins: Your breath, my breath, the world within. [Both] Arwad Island, rise from the sea, Ancient as love, wild as we. Purple sails under heaven’s fire, Carry us home through salt and desire. Cedar and rose, thunder and prayer, Your pulse is the compass leading me there. Where blue horizon meets the sand, Be my beloved on Arwad Island. [Both] Ah-ya, ah-ya, sea of remembrance, Ah-ya, ah-ya, sacred convergence. East wind blessing, moonlight bright, Wrap our bodies in living light. Ah-ya, ah-ya, no more apart, The oldest harbor is the heart. From shore to shore, from star to star, I know who you are. [Female] Meet me where the white walls gleam. [Male] I’ll meet you where the deep tides dream. [Female] Bring your devotion, warm and real. [Male] Bring every truth you long to feel. [Both] When morning crowns the foam, We wake as love in human form— A quiet harbor through every storm. Arwad Island, hold our flame; Let sea and heaven speak our names. Purple sails beneath sunrise— Beloved, paradise is alive.
