Star of poetry is one of Charbel Baini's books translated from Arabic into English. Introduction by Dr. Mostapha Helwe
Showing posts with label Oh my people. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oh my people. Show all posts

Oh, my people

 

Oh, my beloved people!

When lamentation overwhelms you,

Our bodies bow down,

And the sunset descends upon us.

Will Jerusalem be lost to us?

Is there no one among us to answer?

The kiss of the holy places was

From a crescent or a cross.

The Golan Heights are not

A tent sheltering the stranger.

This beloved land,

How can we allow it to be abandoned?

No leader has said, "Stop!"

From near or far?

Who will restore the right, tell me?

Our right is a wondrous inheritance.

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