The gazelle is a young antelope appreciated for its beauty
and grace. Arabic poetry involves comparing the gazelle with the beloved and
Solomon, the wisest man that ever lived used it sumptuously his love song
trying to depict the qualities that should characterize any authentic love
relationship, more so, the love between us and the creator.
“Let me come in my
darling,
Come…my darling, come,
Come to me, my lover
like a gazelle,
Like a young stag on
the mountains where spices grow,
Catch the foxes, the
little foxes,
Before they ruin our
vineyard in bloom”.
As a young boy or girl blossoming out in puberty, you will
be admired and admire your mates and there will be tendency to date. That is
okay, but the word of wisdom says “come to me like a gazelle, like a young stag
on the mountains where spices grow. A gazelle has twin hoofs with which he
defends himself (Knowledge and Determination), tough leathery skin to be able
to withstand harsh mountainous terrain (strength of character to withstand peer
pressure), and then it is young and graceful (child-like in innocence and
simplicity). If you school yourself in these attributes, even the foxes would
respect you.
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