The Stolen Kiss & the Stir It Caused

Last week, while browsing one of the forums I visit from time to time, I came across a link to the Alternative Entertainment blog, run by a brother in the UK by the nickname of Abu Eesa. He recently wrote a post titled She Was Asleep. I Kissed Her. She Awoke in which he presented a poem written by an Iraqi imam and judge from the early generations of Islam named ‘Abdul-Wahhâb bin ‘Alî al-Mâlikî (d. 422H). The poem’s caused quite a stir and has drawn various reactions from many on several forums (his own blog’s comment section included).

I thought I’d share it with those of you who visit my blog, albeit retranslated—no offense to the brother, but I felt his translation was a bit embellished (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing). Being that I haven’t posted anything in a while, I thought this might be good to share with everyone.