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Najwan Darwish
BELATED RECOGNITION
Often I was the stone the builders neglectedBut when they came, worn out and remorseful
after the destruction
and said, “You are the cornerstone”
there was nothing left to build
Their denial was more bearable
than their belated recognition
© Translation: 2012, Kareem James Abu-Zeid
EEN LATE ERKENNING
Heel lang was ik de steen die door de bouwers werd versmaadEn toen zij – na de verwoesting van de beschaving –
Schuldbewust en vol ijver zeiden:
“Jij bent de hoeksteen”
Was er niets over om te bouwen
Hun ontkenning was beter te verdragen
Dan hun late erkenning
© Vertaling: 2012, Kees Nijland & Asad Jaber
A BELATED CONFESSION
© 2012, Najwan Darwish
From: Anthologie poétique
Publisher: Al-Feel Publications, Jerusalem
From: Anthologie poétique
Publisher: Al-Feel Publications, Jerusalem
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BELATED RECOGNITION
Often I was the stone the builders neglectedBut when they came, worn out and remorseful
after the destruction
and said, “You are the cornerstone”
there was nothing left to build
Their denial was more bearable
than their belated recognition
© 2012, Kareem James Abu-Zeid
From: Anthologie poétique
From: Anthologie poétique
BELATED RECOGNITION
Often I was the stone the builders neglectedBut when they came, worn out and remorseful
after the destruction
and said, “You are the cornerstone”
there was nothing left to build
Their denial was more bearable
than their belated recognition
© 2012, Kareem James Abu-Zeid
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