Rain On the Newsstand
By Samih Al-Qasim
Translated by A.Z. Foreman
Rain out of the blue
Sky on the morning papers
Rain
The ink flows from one language into another.
The mannequin's features vanish from the cover
With the face of the athlete proud of his first prize.
Mascara runs, rampant, in an actress' eyes;
The bled crimson oozes;
Wounds open
On the op-ed page.
The kiosk closes its door.
Rain once more
Out of the dark on the late edition.
The Original:
By Samih Al-Qasim
Translated by A.Z. Foreman
Rain out of the blue
Sky on the morning papers
Rain
The ink flows from one language into another.
The mannequin's features vanish from the cover
With the face of the athlete proud of his first prize.
Mascara runs, rampant, in an actress' eyes;
The bled crimson oozes;
Wounds open
On the op-ed page.
The kiosk closes its door.
Rain once more
Out of the dark on the late edition.
The Original:
مطر على كشك الصحف
سميح القاسم
مطر فجائي على صحف الصباح
مطر
يسح الحبر من لغة على لغة
تغيب ملامح المانيكان عن وجه الغلاف
ويختفي وجه الرياضي الفخور بكأسه الأولى
يذوب الكحل في عيني ممثّلة
ينز الأحمر القاني
وتنفتح الجراح
في صحفة الآراء
يغلق بابه الكشك الصغير
مطر،
على العدد الأخير
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