Farzad Jahanbani Poems

Or 'From Syria & Palestine To Iraq & Yemen & To Beirut & Paris'


Oh, child! Why do you sleep deep beneath the waves?
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Every morning
Front of me
Rise
Two bright suns;
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دلم گرفته؛ تو کودک! چه خفته ای در آب؟
از آن عبور سياهت ز مرزهای سراب؟

دلم گرفته از اين مرگ های پی در پی
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The world;
The city,
In the North,
Is climbing up from the mountain;
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All leaves fall down

Paint of last leaf on wall -
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This woman is

Plastic
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Come and revive me now
Come and give me a new spirit
The spirit of art
The spirit of commitment
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بلند و مشکی ؛ شبِ یلدا بود

کوتاه و روشن ؛ روزِ یلدا شد
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In the Nights, I want all of Sunlight,

In the days, I worry about Sunset;
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Love without you, don't have any Shadow,

Life without you, don't have any Meaning;
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