Poems
- أبا خليفة إن الطبع غلابO Abu Khalifa, temperament is indeed overpowering:
- أثر النكسة 1967I repeat, in dusk's pitch-black gloom,
- أفكر فيك يا نور العيونI think of you, O light of the eyes,
- اكسير الحياةI see poetry’s lines flourish only in you,
- الجمال اليعربيA hidden secret draws me to you,
- الجود والمجدGenerosity, glory, history, and literature,
- الحكم للعملPoetry has not dried up, Layla, nor withered;
- العبورYour spring is sweet basil, roses, and narcissus.
- اللغة العربيةLanguage of the Qur'an, O sun of guidance,
- النكسةOffer fitting condolences for the blood that has been shed,
- إلى ربيع العمرYou are spring, whose flowers have opened
- إلى هيئة الأمم المتحدةOnly justice has established security among nations,
- إن العروبة بالإسلام عزتهاBefore the Message, tell me: who were the Arabs?
- أناديك هل تدرين ما سبب النّدا ؟I call to you—do you know why I call?
- أوحى الفؤادThe heart inspired the reed pen with gems,
- أين الشعور ؟Where are living feeling and conscience?
- بوركت من نهضةLet me render my love for you in verse,
- تتجاهلينThe ray poured upon the radiant brow
- تحلو الترانيمSongs grow sweet where there is water and grass,
- تذكر عهد ماضيه فحناIt recalled the days of its past and yearned—
- جهاد ولكن ليس بالسيف والقنJihad, but not with the sword and spears,
- حديث الحبDo the scented breezes know this of me—that I
- حققت مأرب مأربٍ في سدهاYa'rub greeted you on behalf of his sons, and Tubba' too.
- حيي وسلميO breezes of love, greet and offer peace
- ربيع العمرCan your eye bear the polished sword,
- رثاء جمال عبد الناصرMan strives, but death is swifter,
- رّدي علي سؤال كل خطابAnswer the question in every letter.
- سبحانك ربناWho taught poetry melodies and meters,
- سلام على الماضيPeace upon the age of youth and boyhood,
- سؤال إلى صلاح الدين الأيوبيLet history take dictation from the reed pen,
- شارون عربدJerusalem, between its brigadier and his colonel,
- صباحك عيد مشرفYour morning is a radiant feast, and banners
- عيناكI love you. Do you know the worth of love?
- غرد فما أنت إلا الطائر الغردSing, for you are none other than the tuneful bird.
- قالوا عشقت وما الداعي؟They said, “You have fallen in love—but what called for it?” If only they
- كنوز الحبYour eyes taught me love and literature,
- لا تخدعنك كثرة الزراعShe has greeted you, endowed with undeniable qualities,
- لبيك يا منقذ الفصحىAt your service, O rescuer of classical Arabic from bitter contention,
- لقاء ووداعOn Al-Batal Street we met by chance,
- لم تغن عن هفوات النفس آدابGood manners have not warded off the soul's lapses;
- ماذا يطوقه ؟Love of Layla gives the eyelid what keeps it sleepless,
- مدى كتابك غابات وأنهارPoem: The Expanse of Your Book Is Forests and Rivers
- مع القلمAre you a lover like me, O pen?
- مع النسيم العليلWith the gentle, tranquil breeze drifting through the night,
- مع صادق الشعرWhen the lips of rhymes smile,
- من لقلب غدا قتيل العيون ؟You are my soul and my passion and my eyes
- من وحي العلمThe breeze of al-Jaha whispered to the ear of reason
- هدر المدادI am wounded at heart by your eyes.
- هو الدينIt is religion: nothing is higher, loftier, or more beautiful
- والله ما يا رنج إلا العارBy God, O Ranj: nothing but disgrace!
- وآلم الجرح ما أدمته أيديناO leaders of the Arabs, if you were earnest
- يزهو القريض بهPoetry glories in it, and speech rises high;
- يئس الصغار من الكبارIf the hand of separation shattered my lyre,
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