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NIZAR QABBANI POEMS IN ARABIC WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION PDF

The Hidden Spanish Resort of Gandia Nizar Qabbani Poems Pdf When I bid her adieu, when I knew I was going, I embraced in her Ṭāriq ibn Ziyād, that Arab hero.Īlhambra of Granada Related content Picturesque Carmona Offers Its Charm and History If only my lovely granddaughter had a way of knowing, The ones she meant were my ancestors of long, long ago. Her glory! I anointed an open wound festering, And in my heart anointed another that refused to go. She said: Alhambra! Pride of my ancestors glowing, Read on its walls my glories that shine and show. The decoration of Alhambra I almost hear pulsing, And the ornaments on the roof, I hear their call grow. Behind her like a child I walked, she was guiding, And behind me, history, piles of ashes row after row. The long earrings on her neck were glittering, Like Christmas Eve candles that sparkle and glow. She came with me and her hair behind her flowing, Like luscious ears of grain in an unharvested meadow. In the perfume of Generalife with waters gleaming, Its Arabian Jasmine, its sweet basil and citron odour. In your Arab face, in your mouth still storing The suns of my country from the days of Arab lore. Damascus, where is it? I said: you will be seeing It in your flowing hair, a river of golden black ore. And the Jasmine inlaid in its stars were shining, With the golden singing pool, a picture of splendour. I saw a room in our old house with a clearing, Where mother used to spread my cushions on the floor. With a Damascene face, through it I was seeing, The eyelids of Sheba and the neck of Sucad once more. How strange is history, how is it to me returning? A beautiful granddaughter, from my pedigree of yore. And Umayyad, with flags lifted high, flying, Their horses streaming by, unnumbered they pour. Granada! Seven centuries awoke from slumbering, In her eyes, after the clothing of sleep they wore. Are you a Spaniard? I asked her enquiring, She said: Granada is the city where I was bore. Two soft black eyes in perfect frames enticing, Generating after-effects from the past ages afore. Translated by Habeeb Salloum/Contributing WriterĪfter touring the Alhambra Palace in Granada with a beautiful Andalusian guide, the Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani wrote: At the entrance of Alhambra was our meeting, How sweet is a rendezvous not thought of before. See more ideas about Arabic poetry, Love quotes, Arabic love quotes.Ī figure by a pool at the Alhambra by Henry Stanier Nizar Qabbani نزار قباني Native name نزار قباني Born ( )21 March 1923, Died 30 April 1998 ( ) (aged 75), United Kingdom Occupation Diplomat, poet, writer, publisher Nationality Website Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani (: نزار.Įxplore Fados 123 Fados 123's board 'Nizar Qabbani', followed by 1886 people on Pinterest.

NIZAR QABBANI POEMS IN ARABIC WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION FULL

Full Arabic And English Texts (Three Continents Press) PDF. Brown: Books Nizar Qabbani Quotes Beyonce World Own Quotes Quotes And Notes Meaning Of Life Pretty Words Real Love Meaningful Words Arabic Quotes. : Arabian Love Poems: Full Arabic and English Texts (Three Continents Press) (815): Nizar Qabbani, Bassam K.I made the English translation for the poem and I. You can find the first part of the poem here. There is also the youtube video reciting the whole poem in Arabic so that you can listen to the poem as long as reading it in both Arabic and English. WRITERS, artists, intellectuals across the Arabic-speaking world are lamenting Nizar Qabbani, the master of love, defamation and lament verse who died on Thursday at the age of 75 in London.