Anger is a legitimate emotion in the face of injustice. Passive acceptance of evil is not a virtue.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Israeli helicopters unload equipment 'meant for attacking a Muslim state' at Saudi airport
Helicopters landed at a Saudi airport and unloaded equipment intended for attacking targets in a Muslim state, semi-official news agency reports. Read more
<span>O you in the atoms of whose cells</span> <span>Feudalism hatches and nestles, </span> <span>Of whom the very desert is ashamed</span> <span>Even to call</span> <span>When will you understand?</span>
<span>Wallow</span> <span>O oil prince </span> <span>In your pleasure </span> <span>Like a mop</span> <span>Wallow in your sins </span> <span>Yours is the petroleum</span> <span>Squeeze it then</span> <span>At the feet of your mistresses </span> <span>The night-clubs of Paris </span> <span>Have killed your magnanimity</span> <span>So you sold Jerusalem</span> <span>Sold God </span> <span>Sold the ashes of your dead </span>
<span><span>Wallow</span> <span>O oil prince </span> <span>In your pleasure </span> <span>Like a mop</span> <span>Wallow in your sins </span> <span>Yours is the petroleum</span> <span>Squeeze it then</span> <span>At the feet of your mistresses </span> <span>The night-clubs of Paris </span> <span>Have killed your magnanimity</span> <span>So you sold Jerusalem</span> <span>Sold God </span> <span>Sold the ashes of your dead </span></span>
<span>As if the lances of Israel </span> <span>Did not abort your sisters</span> <span>And destroy our houses </span> <span>And burn our Qur’ans </span> <span>As if her flags were not hoisted </span> <span>Over the shreds of your flag </span> <span>As if all who were crucified </span> <span>On trees in Jaffa </span> <span>In Haifa </span> <span>And Beersheba </span> <span>Were not your kin.</span> <span>Jerusalem</span><span> sinks in its blood </span> <span>While you are </span> <span>A victim of your passion </span> <span>You sleep </span> <span>As if the tragedy</span> <span>Is not part of your tragedy </span> <span>When will you understand? </span> <span>When will the human being wake up in your soul? </span> <span>- Nizar Qabbani</span><span></span>
Some reports said the fleet was on its way to the Persian Gulf, presumably as part of the efforts to implement the sanctions against Iran and supervise the ships going to and from Iran.
<span>O you in the atoms of whose cells</span>
ReplyDelete<span>Feudalism hatches and nestles, </span>
<span>Of whom the very desert is ashamed</span>
<span>Even to call</span>
<span>When will you understand?</span>
<span>Wallow</span>
ReplyDelete<span>O oil prince </span>
<span>In your pleasure </span>
<span>Like a mop</span>
<span>Wallow in your sins </span>
<span>Yours is the petroleum</span>
<span>Squeeze it then</span>
<span>At the feet of your mistresses </span>
<span>The night-clubs of Paris </span>
<span>Have killed your magnanimity</span>
<span>So you sold Jerusalem</span>
<span>Sold God </span>
<span>Sold the ashes of your dead </span>
<span><span>Wallow</span>
ReplyDelete<span>O oil prince </span>
<span>In your pleasure </span>
<span>Like a mop</span>
<span>Wallow in your sins </span>
<span>Yours is the petroleum</span>
<span>Squeeze it then</span>
<span>At the feet of your mistresses </span>
<span>The night-clubs of Paris </span>
<span>Have killed your magnanimity</span>
<span>So you sold Jerusalem</span>
<span>Sold God </span>
<span>Sold the ashes of your dead </span></span>
<span>As if the lances of Israel </span>
ReplyDelete<span>Did not abort your sisters</span>
<span>And destroy our houses </span>
<span>And burn our Qur’ans </span>
<span>As if her flags were not hoisted </span>
<span>Over the shreds of your flag </span>
<span>As if all who were crucified </span>
<span>On trees in Jaffa </span>
<span>In Haifa </span>
<span>And Beersheba </span>
<span>Were not your kin.</span>
<span>Jerusalem</span><span> sinks in its blood </span>
<span>While you are </span>
<span>A victim of your passion </span>
<span>You sleep </span>
<span>As if the tragedy</span>
<span>Is not part of your tragedy </span>
<span>When will you understand? </span>
<span>When will the human being wake up in your soul? </span>
<span>- Nizar Qabbani</span><span></span>
What's the name of this poem in Arabic, R.S?
ReplyDelete<span><span>الحب والبترول</span></span>
ReplyDelete<span>http://www.damascus-online.com/poems/Nizar/al7obb_wal.htm</span>
Whose translation, r.s.?
ReplyDeleteIs this the whole poem?
What would the English language title be?
It should be Love and Petrol..Thanks R.S
ReplyDeleteSome reports said the fleet was on its way to the Persian Gulf, presumably as part of the efforts to implement the sanctions against Iran and supervise the ships going to and from Iran.
ReplyDeleteSo that's why Iran cancelled its mission to Gaza?
I'm glad to do it.
ReplyDeleteIt is only the last half Jemmy but all that I have in English. I typed it years ago from a translated book of Arabic Poetry.