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The End of a Discussion With a Prison-guard
By Samih Al-Qasim
Translated by A.Z. Foreman
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Through the eyehole of this little cell of mine
I can see the trees all smiling at me,
The rooftops crowded with my family,
The windows breaking into tears for me
And prayers for me.
Through the eyehole of this little cell of mine
I see your bigger cell just fine.
The Original:
By Samih Al-Qasim
Translated by A.Z. Foreman
Click to hear me recite the original Arabic
Through the eyehole of this little cell of mine
I can see the trees all smiling at me,
The rooftops crowded with my family,
The windows breaking into tears for me
And prayers for me.
Through the eyehole of this little cell of mine
I see your bigger cell just fine.
The Original:
خاتمةُ النقاش مع سجان
سميح القاسم
من كوّة زنزانتي الصغرى
ابصُرُ اشجاراً تبْسمُ لي
وسطوحاً يملأها اهلي
ونوافذ تبكي وتُصلّي
من اجلي
من كوةِ زنزانتي الصغرى
ابصرُ زنزانتك الكبرى
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