The Poem of the Return ~Ibn Arabi In the quiet of the night, I ponder,Life’s fleeting moments, like whispers, wander.What is this body but a transient shell,A vessel for the soul, a tale to tell? When the final breath takes flight,Fear not the shadows, nor the fading light.For death is but a door to the […]
The Veil of Light ~Al-Ghazali In the stillness of the heart’s deep night, Where whispers of the soul take flight, A yearning stirs, a quest divine, To pierce the veil, to seek the sign. Through the shadows of the mind we roam, In search of truth, we find our home. Love, the lantern that lights
Identity Card ~Mahmud Darwish Write down!I am an ArabAnd my identity card is number fifty thousandI have eight childrenAnd the ninth is coming after the summer.Does that anger you? Write down!I am an Arab,Employed with fellow workers at a quarry.I have eight childrenI get them bread,Clothes and booksfrom the rocks…I do not beg for charity
