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Think of Others Posted by on Jul 6, 2015 in Arabic Language, Culture, Pronunciation

Mahmoud Darwish (Arabic: محمود درويش‎, 13 March 1942 – 9 August 2008) is a Palestinian poet and author who won numerous awards for his literary output and was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. In his work, Palestine became a metaphor for the loss of Eden, birth and resurrection, and the anguish of dispossession and exile.  He has been described as incarnating and reflecting “the tradition of the political poet in Islam, the man of action whose action is poetry”

(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Darwish)

“Think of Others” is  a very  touching and sentimental poem by Mahmoud Darwish. Enjoy the video with translation and read the poem in Arabic as well.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR1jRANZLEc

فكر بغيرك

وأنتَ تُعِدُّ فطورك، فكِّر بغيركَ

لا تَنْسَ قوتَ الحمام

وأنتَ تخوضُ حروبكَ، فكِّر بغيركَ

لا تنس مَنْ يطلبون السلام

وأنتَ تسدد فاتورةَ الماء، فكِّر بغيركَ

مَنْ يرضَعُون الغمامٍ

وأنتَ تعودُ إلى البيت، بيتكَ، فكِّر بغيركَ

لا تنس شعب الخيامْ

وأنت تنام وتُحصي الكواكبَ، فكِّر بغيركَ

ثمّةَ مَنْ لم يجد حيّزاً للمنام

وأنت تحرّر نفسك بالاستعارات، فكِّر بغيركَ

مَنْ فقدوا حقَّهم في الكلام

وأنت تفكر بالآخرين البعيدين، فكِّر بنفسك

قُلْ: ليتني شمعةُ في الظلام

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