رأيتُها وأنا في الحق لم أرها
لكنه طربٌ للشعر يعروني
I saw her, but in truth I did not see her
But the joy of poetry comes to me
وأعرفُ الحسن لكن لا أُعَرِّفُه
يبدو لعيني ولا يبدو لتعييني
I know beauty, but I do not know him
It appears to my eyes and I cannot describe it
تُحيل كل فتىً مرَّت بخاطره
وكل بنتٍ إلى ليلى ومجنون
She refers to every boy she comes across
And every girl to the story of Laila's love and the crazy lover
ولو رأى وجهها القديسُ قال لنا
لا بأس بالذنبِ بين الحين والحين
If the saint saw her face, he would tell us
It's okay to sin from time to time
ويدخل النارَ فيها أمةٌ طمعوا
من حسنها في جنان الحور والعين
And a nation who became greedy because of its beauty will enter the Fire therein
In the gardens of beauty
رُوحي بقايا سماءٍ أُسكِنت جسداً
ولم تزل للسماء الرُوح تدعوني
My soul is the remains of a sky that inhabited a body
And the sky still calls my soul
Voice Over : Mohamad Alm
https://www.verbling.com/teachers/mohamad
Poet : Tamim al-Barghouti
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