النسيم في الدجى

قد يجد الانسان ألفة مع غريب، أكبر من تلك التي مع ذوي الصلة

فالارواح مثلها مثل الدم، تجري ...

في هذا النهر أو ذاك

النهر والبحر يلتقيان، ونحن

نلتقي

في القدر

حيث تختلط المياه بالدماء ...

حيث النار ترقص في الشرايين

وحيث لا وجود لحدود ولا سبب للخوف ...

فالجبال لا تفصل بيننا

والنسيم في الدجى

يخبر.

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Fire

The wind doth deceive me and your voice I hear in the tree shrubs Possessed am I with your eyes They pierce my womb and into earth's core I fall to your embrace عشقٌ وجنون Smile to me For you I set my eyes on fire With the lashes of your eyes Hide me in the wallpaper So I can stay near you Unseen

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The elections: A short lived drive ....

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