داء لا مناص منه
She said: "Wake up, O you who are infatuated with kisses,
دعاء
I yearn for your vastness, my God
حوار 2
O my solace, you made me forget the injustice of fate
أنثى سجينة القلق
The grackle cried out, “O people run
معايير النساء
She said, I see you reproach me though I've done no wrong,
اللصوص
They hid the lights from us out of envy
مسكن اليائسين
They bolted the door and said, "Thus
مهجة مضطهدة
O you who loves to pasture by the flowing stream
تغليف الجراح
I'm amazed at you when my attempts go astray
جددي الأمس
She asked, not knowing that yesterday
الفرار
Why did you give free rein to darkness
لا رأس لا ذنبا
She said: I see you lost in thought, perturbed
لم أعرضت عنك؟
You turned away when I came seeking you,
خطواتنا المنهوكة
Why did you ask me when you knew the answer?
عين الحمى
The evildoers built a den,
بيضي واصفري
O female hyena in our civilized age
موطني
You, my homeland, have my allegiance
يد الحلال
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يد أبيك
Home is the sailor, home from the sea
أضغاث حلم
Renew each morning
الحمقاء
The house of pleasures, O my basil, burned down
قوة المسلم
Do not fear, my girl
المنجم
She said tomorrow life will clear up and don
يوم الفداء
She said: I see the sea of grudges foaming,
السلم في عرفهم
She said, I saw prowling around our fields yesterday
الوشاة
The slanderers attacked my spirit with their malice,
العيد
The feast is approaching, and with its procession
الرمق الأخير
Say what you will, for you are one with an unknown fate
ميراث السلام
O Eid, what good are the people's clothes
العيد 4
O festival, since you came, no vigour nor rain,
من أنا؟
Do not ask me who I am
الحديث عن الوطر
She said: Your promises are like rainless clouds
جار لا خير فيه
A neighbor living near upright neighbors
شقيق روحي
Do you hope that wars will tear me apart,
الناصحة
She said, "You were upset by a bird and by yellow
حنت حناياه
He grew weary of dreams, lies and hypocrisy
بداية الهوى
Where does the tale begin in passion's throes -
دعاء
O Lord, if darkness falls, pouncing
إنجازات تربيتي
My young woman said, having entrusted her to me:
شلال نور
Did not the garden pour out its dreams
حمالة الحطب
O bearer of the basket of insults to literature,
إلى صاحب الفضل
O you who is hoped for with money, spend it
ألف سؤال
I answered her of braids and anklets
الليل داج
My brother, your steps have gone astray, unprotected
مهد سكينتي
She said, "Do you mock me and kill my joy,
الصياد الخائب
From where shall I pluck my letters?
زيف ومين
She said, "You have returned with stealthy affection
الطين
I am amazed that clay attacks the world of clouds
اللسان المترجم
Does dawn gleam sweetly on your feet?
العيد 3
O Eid, O melody of hearts
أين يكمن دائي؟
My father asked will you break your promise?
سؤال؟
A question between my throat and chest
العام الجديد
She said, "Smile, the new year comes
معنى الحب
Love in the language of the young is
موسم البشرى
O Lord, this is the season of glad tidings
في جوفه نار
The envious one disturbs the calm of my dreams
قاطرة من ورق
O ship that the waves did play with
إرث والدي
She said, “Yes, father, among people you are good, my father,
التحدي
She saw me hastening my steps, longing
من أجل عينيك
Do not be too harsh in blaming me, I am but a man
العام الجديد 2
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تلد الأرض العجائب
When resolve fails desire’s flame grows dim
قصة الحب
Where do I begin the tale of love that
شرف الحب
Do not say, no, I did not betray, do not mock me
عبد الملايين
She said: I see you seducing me with the melody of your words
يا أرض تيهي
O mother, if a nation has fallen before you
زيف المنى
It's said that love has become
لا تسألي
Do as you wish, do not feel sorry for anyone,
جُدة
Blessed, blessed is a wedding where you are the star
ذكرى بدر
Ramadan, bring back to us a full moon, its waves surging,
حطام السنين
She said, "You carry the debris of years
الكعبة
The murmuring clears its chest, and the clamor
العقوق
She said, "Do you deny in my old age the favor
في العشر الأواخر
Ramadan, do not depart, for the soul is thirsty
جدة
O garden swaying with charm and youth
مأوى البجع
My eyes shed the remnants of my tears
البسمات الصفر
She said, "I saw you begging the hand of laziness,
العام الجديد
The year came bearing in its hands
حطم سيوفك
I dream of reaching heights, though you still don't know
لست سمساراً
O dawn of my days and enchantment of my nights
الفجر خصيمي
We drank passion pure, so our souls were delighted,
متى تموت الحياة؟
She said, I have returned to you pouring my tears
بين اللذائذ
At every turn a motherhood dies
سيماء الحضارة
Do not ask me constantly coming and going,
التراب
She said, "Why does your heart yearn for dust?
أسيرة الشك
She stood before me like a doe
زخارف القول
O my brother, chivalry has gone from us
سراييفو 2
The boats betrayed their oars
سحر البيان
يا وطني
اجمل أنثى
الدمعة المشتعلة
بيت ومصراع
ضمائر تُشترى
صوني عفافك
الدرة النادرة
بين عامين
الخاسرون
شيطانة وشيطان
الطريق إلى مهجتي
وجه جارتنا
الحفي بمن أعادي
حطب الحرب
بلادي
الصمت أبلغ
شيطان عاطفة
وجه الأرض
العيد 2
انتظار
روض الأمنيات
عقد
آكلة الأكباد
غربة الموتى
خائنة الليالي
واستنوق الجمل
سورة الحقد