Nizar Qabbani Poems

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11.
Barada

Barada, oh father of all rivers
Oh, horse that races the days
Be, in our sad history, a prophet
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12.
On Entering The Sea

Love happened at last,
And we entered God's paradise,
Sliding
Under the skin of the water
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13.
Love Compared

I do not resemble your other lovers, my lady
should another give you a cloud
I give you rain
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14.
The Trial

The East receives my songs, some praise, some curse
To each of them my gratitude I bear
For I've avenged the blood of each slain woman
and haven offered her who is in fear.
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15.
Letter From Under The Sea

If you are my friend...
Help me...to leave you
Or if you are my lover...
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16.
Jerusalem

I wept until my tears were dry
I prayed until the candles flickered
I knelt until the floor creaked
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17.
A Brief Love Letter

My darling, I have much to say
Where o precious one shall I begin ?
All that is in you is princely
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18.
A Letter From A Stupid Woman

(A Letter to a Man)

My dear Master,
This is a letter from a stupid woman
Has a stupid woman before me, written to you?
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19.
I Conquer The World With Words

I conquer the world with words,
conquer the mother tongue,
verbs, nouns, syntax.
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20.
Maritime Poem

In the blue harbor of your eyes
Blow rains of melodious lights,
Dizzy suns and sails
Painting their voyage to endlessness.
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