Ahlan wa sahlan! (Welcome!)
I am Ardeth Bay, I am Medjay and one of the keepers of
Ma'at. I was born in the year of Amun-Ra. I discovered
at an early age that I had a certain talent as a
warrior after defending my village from a hoarde of
bandits.
Secret of Fire
On the
last day
I kissed her hands,
Her eyes / her
lips.
I said to her: you are now
Ripe like an
apple
Half of you: a woman
The other half:
impossible to describe.
The words
Escaped
me
And I escaped them
Both of us
collapsed.
Now I pray
For the childhood of this
light face
And for this ripe, burning body
I
bring my face closer
To this gushing
spring,
Thirsty.
On the last day, I said to
her:
You are the fire of the forests
The water
of the river
The secret of the fire
Half of you
cannot be described
The other half: a priestess in
the temple of Ishtar.
- Abdul Wahab
Al-Bayati;
Translation by Bassam Khalil
Frangieh
Disclaimer: The character of Ardeth Bay is
owned by Stephen Sommers and Universal Studios. All
pieces of ficton written as this character are
property of the author. Stories are fictional and have
no connection to Oded Fehr.
