Mansur Rajih Poems

I love
the tiny movement in the grain
when the wind caresses it
I love to watch you
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I don't have enough reason
to die
So why should I die?
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The singer's voice taking you far away
To your childhood
Or to a time that might come
after you are dead
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An asphalt sky: your memory
Your earth is only a body
Time is a poem approaching
Time is a poem withering
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My loved ones are gone
But love remains
My friends are gone
But friendship remains
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Don't ask about the names
Use whatever names you prefer.
Don't ask about the places
Consider them places you know well,
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The world is more beautiful than we can imagine
The world is a river
and the atmosphere is a bird's song
and green tree
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عصية
لا أدرى
ربما اللغة
وربما عجزي عن الكلام
وجلاً حين تداهمني
أو إنني في الأصل عي
في مواطن الجمال
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Ist es Ungehorsam?
Ich weiß es nicht
Vielleicht meine Unfähigkeit zu sprechen?
Und mir wird klar:
Es ist meine Hilflosigkeit
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Vanskelig
Jeg vet ikke
Kanskje det er språket
Og kanskje
er det jeg, som ikke kan tale
Målløs, når diktet griper meg
Overmannet av skjønnhet
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