[INCOMPLETE] Victims of a Map: A Bilingual Anthology of Arabic Poetry

23 Pages·2008·1.35 MB·English

by  Mahmoud Darwish

Adonis Mahmud Darwish Samih al-Qasim
V I C T I MS
A Bilingual Anthology
of Arabic Poetry
AdoniMsa hmDuadrw isSha mailh- Qasim
VICTIMS OF AM AP
A BilinAgnutahlo loofAg rya bPioce try
Tranfrsolmat thAeerd a bbyi c
Abdullaalh- Udhari
Contents
Introduction 7
MahmuDda rwish
BiograNpohtiec al 10
BritLiisbhr aCrayt aloguing-in-DPautbal ication
TheE arItsCh l osoinUn sg 13
A cataloguef ortreh cibosro do iks a vailfarboltmeh Ber itLiisbhr ary
Whetnh Mea rtGyort soS leep 15
ISBN0 8 635562 47 WeF eafroa rD ream 17
EAN 9-780863-565243 WeA rEen tittoLl oevdAe u tumn 19
GivBei rttoMh e A gaTihna IMt a yK now 21
Firpsutb lisihne1 d9 8b4y S aqBio oks IfWle rteoS taArlOtlv eArg ain 23
copyri©g Ahbtdullaalh- Udha1r9i8,&4 2005 IIsit nS ucaSh ong? 25
AG ypMseyl ody 27
Allr igrhetsse Nrovpe ad.ro tft hbioso mka yb er eprodourtrc aends miittne d WeT ravLeilkO et hPeero ple 31
anfoyr mo rb ya nmye anesl,e ctorrmo encihca nical phiontcolcuodpiynign g, WeG ot oaC ountry 33
recorodrbi yan ngiy n formasttiooranan gdre e trisyesvtaelwm i,t hpoeurtm ission
WeA rHee rNee aTrh ere 35
inw ritingth/rpeou mb lisher.
AtheAnisr port 37
Thibso oikss o sldu bjteotc htce o nditthiaiotstn h anllo tb,yw ayo ft rade TheyL'odvt eoS eMee D ead 39
oro therbweil seenr,te ,- shoild,r oeudto ,ro therwise cirtchuela ted without
ThWea nderGiunigtP alra yer 41
publipsrhiecoror'sn sienan ntfoy rm ofb indoircn ogv oetrh tehrat nh aitnw hich
AG entRlaeii nnaD istAaunttu mn 47
iitps u bliasnhwdei dt haos uitm iclaorn diitnicolnu tdhicisno gn dibteiionng
impoosnet dhs eu bseqpuuerncth aser.
Samailh- Qasim
BiograNpohtiec al 50
Thiesd itipounb lis2h0e0d5 SlLiitp s 53
SonosfWar 55
SAQI ConfeasMtsi idodna y 57
26W estbouGrnreo ve TravTeilc kets 59
The
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Poems
ModeArrna pbo ethraeysv olavgeadit nhbseat c kgrooftu hntedu rmoil
oft hAer awbo rlTdh.ey easrisn tcheee n odf t hSee coWnodr lWda r
alohnaevs ee efinv Aer ab-Iwsarramsea,lj ico irv wialri snY emeann d
Lebantohrnee, p evaitcetdi moiftz haPeta iloens tpienoipaalnneadh , o st
ofm ilictoauripynms o rteh ahna ald fo zceonu ntTrhireosui.gat hl l-in
partitchurloaturhg behi tdtiesra ppoiwnittpmhoe lnitlt eiacdaoelfr s
various hAureapsbe- otphhleae vl eo okteopd o ettose xpress their
aspiraTthiioisns se .x empliinfit ehder esisptoaentcorefy t he
PalestDianriwainssah l -aQnadws hiomsp,eo eatcicco mplihsahvmee nts
raiasl eodct arla gteotd hyle e vealu noifv eornsea.l
Thee voluotfpi ooent ryh aiastl ssbeoel efmn a rkbeydp rofound
changseisn tchee S ecoWnodr lWda rT.h ep ublicoaftt iwoon
experipmoeenmbtsyat lwI or apqoiei tn1s 49 m7a rktehdre e ianlc eption
ofm odeArrna pbo etIrn1y 9.5 t7h Lee banpeoseYetu saulf- Kahnadl
Adonliasu ncthheedei pro ch-mpaokeitnmrgay g azSihnie'w rh,o se
contribeuvteinotnluseat dlot l hybe r eakdoofcw lna sAsriacpbao le tic
convenatnirdoe ndsrt ehwme a po fA rapbo etTrhyer. o olfeA doniins
thliist eurpahreyah vabasel e cne ntral.
Thicso lleicsmt eiaontnto p rovEindgel ish-rsepaedawekiritasnh g
senosfte h fer ontoifAe rrapsbo ettroyd ay-haonpde fwuiltslhoy m e
apprecoifta htpeio oenti rniy to sw nr igahswt e ll.
Is houllidtk oee xprmeysi sn debtetdoG neeosrWsgi eg htmfaohnri s
suggesatniedon ncso uragement.
Abdulalla-hU dhari
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wriotuenr a mewsi tshc arslteeta m.
Wew iclulot ff t hhea nodft hseo ntgob efi nisbhyeo dufl re.s h.
Wew idlilhe e rhee,ri ent hlea psats sHaegreae.n hde roeub rl ood
wipllla intotsl itvree e.
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Whetnh Mea rtyGrots oS leep
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Is atyoy ouIh: o pyeo wua kiena c ounatnrpdya cikot n a g alloping
mare.
Iw hispferri:ey nodusn',el vlbe erl iukset, h reo poefa nu nknown
gallows!
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neefdot rh neo rth.
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buayg laosfms i lfkoo ru crh ildren.
Wef efaorar d reafmr,oh mi mf,r oomu rseWlevg eoos n.d reaming,
ohd,r eaomfo urDso.n b'etl ioeuvbreu tterflies!
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Ist herroeo fmo arn otahuetru imntn h fiee ltdor eosutbr o dileisk e
coal?
Ana utulmonw eriitlnseg a lviegksoe l Idw .i swhew erfiegl eaves
I wiwsewh e raena bandopnleadn t
Tow itntehscesh anogfte h see asIow nissw.he d idsna'gyto odbye
tot hseo u9tfth h eey seoa st oa swkh at
Ourf athhearadss kwehde tnh eflye wo nt htei opft hsep ePaore.t ry
anGdo dn'asm wei blelm ercitofu usl.
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abowuhta t
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compass.
Ana utumInn.d eweead r een tittosl meedtl hlse c eonftt h aiust umn,
toa stkh nei gfhotard ream.
Doeasd reafmas lillc iktk hede r eamAenra su?t uamnna ,u tumn.
Canap eopblebe o ronnt hgeu illotine?
Wea reen tittodl ietedh w ea yw ew anttod iLee.tt h lea nhdi dien ar
eaorfw heat.
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inw hilcahn Iwd i dlilie n,w hilcahn Iwd i clolm teol iafgea in.
Greettioyn ogauss y olui gthhmteo rnifinrgeg ,r eettioyn ogus,
greettioyn ogus.
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ont hfee nce.
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I'hda nmgy s hadoontw w roo cfkrost hfeu gibtiirvtdeobs u ial d
nesotnm ys hadobwr'asn ch,
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