Poem
Norddine Zouitni
Assumption
If you came into possessionOf a small moon
And some bits of stars,
You could go down to the pub
And spend this imagined treasure
On anyone who could give you
News about
Every woman you should have loved
And every man you should have been.
© Translation: 2011, Norddine Zouitni and Lavinia Greenlaw
افتراض
افتراض
ماذا لو اقترضتقمرا صغيرا
وقطعا من النجوم
ثم قصدت
حانة قريبة
تصرف فيها كنزك الوهمي
على الذين يعطيك
خبرا
عن كل امرأة
كان عليك، وفاتك
أن تعشقها
أو كل رجل،
كان عليك،
وفاتك أن تكون!
From: Qalbu thalj
Publisher: Dar Kitabouna, Beirut
Publisher: Dar Kitabouna, Beirut
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Assumption
If you came into possessionOf a small moon
And some bits of stars,
You could go down to the pub
And spend this imagined treasure
On anyone who could give you
News about
Every woman you should have loved
And every man you should have been.
© 2011, Norddine Zouitni and Lavinia Greenlaw
From: Qalbu thalj
From: Qalbu thalj
Assumption
If you came into possessionOf a small moon
And some bits of stars,
You could go down to the pub
And spend this imagined treasure
On anyone who could give you
News about
Every woman you should have loved
And every man you should have been.
© 2011, Norddine Zouitni and Lavinia Greenlaw
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