*BELOVED: HERE, I AM REFERRING TO GOD ALMIGHTY, WHO IS KNOWN AS ALLAH, IN ARABIC, PERSIAN, URDU, HINDI, BENGALI, PUSHTO AND PUNJABI.
*BEST GREETING: IN ARABIC IT IS "SALAAM" AND MEANS "PEACE". IN HEBREW IT IS "SHALOM" AND MEANS THE SAME: "PEACE".
*SAQI; IN ARABIC IT MEANS A MAN OR A WOMAN WHO SERVES WATER TO THIRSTY PEOPLE. IN PERSIAN LITERATURE, ESPECIALLY AFTER OMAR KHAYYAM, IT REFERS MORE TO THE BEAUTIFUL, VEILED LADY, AT A TAVERN, WHO SERVES WINE TO HEART-BROKEN AND LOVE-STRUCK PEOPLE...SHUNNED BY THE WORLD AS "CRAZY". HERE, I HAVE USED THE TERM IN THE PERSIAN LITERARY SENSE. THE POEM IS MYSTICAL AND ALLEGORICAL.
