Poems
- أبو الأشبالGlory towers high above the waves.
- إسماعيل العظيمA sword whose scabbard is the glory of immortality;
- أسمعت شدو الطائر الغريدHave you heard the melodious bird's song,
- أطلت الآلام من جحرهPains peered out from his burrow,
- أطلت على سحب الظلام ذكاءDhuka, the sun, rose over the clouds of darkness,
- الأعمىWho will protect me from the pitch-black nights?
- الحبThe dream-vision came by, but did not quench my burning thirst,
- الشريدPains peer out from his hole,
- العاشق الغضبانShe abandoned us, and we abandoned Zaynab.
- العيش مخضل الجوانب أخضرLife is dew-drenched on every side, and green,
- ألقيت للغيد الملاح سلاحيI laid down my weapon before the graceful beauties,
- حنين طائرA bird sings upon a bough;
- دموع عيون أم دماء قلوبTears of eyes, or blood of hearts,
- ذكريات ردد الدهر صداهاMemories echoed by time
- رضا اليأسShall this man ride it as it devours the ground,
- ساري الهواء ملكت أي جناحTraveler through the air, what a wing you command!
- صومانRamadan has arrived, but our notables
- ضحك القدرI saw a blind man in the fog in London,
- ضن الشعر بالمديحWe have indeed read life line by line,
- ضيف كريمThe eagle soared as he wished and cried out,
- فتاة القريض اهبطي من علMaiden of poetry, descend from on high.
- قبر حفنيO grave of Hifni, answer me.
- قبعة بعد عمامةI have now donned a hat, far away
- لله يوم جرى باليمن طائرهWhat a wondrous day—its bird of omen sped with good fortune,
- ماء العيون على الشهيد ذرافThe water of eyes streams over the martyr;
- ماذا طحا بك يا صناجة الأدبWhat has swept you away, O cymbal-playing bard of letters?
- وقالوا غدا لطفي رئيسا فحيهAnd they said, “Lutfi has become president, so salute him,
- يا خليلي خلياني وما بيMy two friends, leave me to what ails me,
- يا دار فاتنتي حييت من دارO home of my enchantress, hail to you—what a home!
- يابنتي إن أردت آية حسنO my daughter, if you desire a marvel of beauty
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