Sultan Poem by Nizar Qabbani

Sultan

Rating: 3.2


If I were promised safety,
if I could meet the Sultan
I would say to him: O my lord the Sultan!
my cloak has been torn by your ravenous dogs,
your spies are following me all the time.
Their eyes
their noses
their feet are chasing me
like destiny, like fate
They interrogate my wife
and write down all the names of my friends.
O Sultan!
Because I dare to approach your deaf walls,
because I tried to reveal my sadness and
tribulation,
I was beaten with my shoes.
O my lord the Sultan!
you have lost the war twice
because half our people
has no tongue.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Adeeb Alfateh 21 July 2019

They interrogate my wife and write down all the names of my friends. O Sultan! Because I dare to approach your deaf walls, because I tried to reveal my sadness and tribulation, one of my favorite poem great 10+++++++++++++++

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Fabrizio Frosini 27 December 2015

O Sultan, my master, if my clothes are ripped and torn it is because your dogs with claws are allowed to tear me .. ''you have lost the war twice because half our people has no tongue. '' - In ITALIAN: ''Hai perso due volte la guerra perché metà del nostro popolo non ha lingua.'' Great verse!

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Dutendra Chamling 20 October 2015

A marvellous poem which has powerful voice.

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Nizar Qabbani

Nizar Qabbani

Damascus / Syria
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