Tuesday 15 April 2014

On the Verge of Wakefulness


On the Verge of Wakefulness
Poet: SALWA  FARAH
20-2-2011

Oh!  Son of Man!..
Who is Empty of compassion..                       
And always cruel like Time                
                                    !..  Have Mercy on us
Humanity is not divisible
merely a blink..                                 Life is
And we all vanish into oblivion
Can’t we then be friends?                          
         ..  And seek love and piece
..  To bring hope to disparate souls
..And the sun smiles on the lips of our childhood
..And make life full of colors with a smile of hope
To fill the universe with serenity and comfort 
Will life be so joyful??
.. And our souls soar high, so much in waiting
On the  juncture of Generations           
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..For a small piece of land   
We die in fight..                           
..  And bring to our being the endless blight
                                Oh! Virtue..
..Weave the dreams we dress
  bless    And smear their eyelids with light
   And clear mist from our horizons
..For the Jasmine to grow on the balconies of our consciences
And love blossoms on the twigs of our hearts
..Wakefulness is calling on us
..And nightingales of freedom fly in flocks
..Singing in rainbow formation
..While spreading the seeds of bounty
..To give birth from the womb of Earth
 To earns of generosity
..Nothing eternal on the face of Earth
..Let us rise high above trivial matters
And fly in the sky of serenity 
..Morals have sacred value
..From its light we derive our attributes
..To make our goals honorable
And stand high above selfishness 
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We were born free ..                                
And breath from the spirit of God     
?    Why then values are jailed
..And values crucified???   
.. Life is but a passing breeze
..Let us then inhale its fragrance deeply
.. lying in the arms of spring  ًWhile
  ..  Where peace is sounding its voice
 And hope and love are thriving 
..We are but guests     
 ..  Who leave time behind  
Our ship goes astray in the mid of Sea
  When the captain is deprived of insight
..So let us follow the example of our prophets
 And sail in the Ocean of Faith tight 
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Translated by: Muath Al-Alem*



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