الديوان : Mahmoud Darwish Poems . الشاعر/الكاتب : محمود درويش

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Beautiful Women are the lovely ones
“a  violin carving in the waist”

Beautiful Women are the vulnerable ones
“small throne without memory”

Beautiful Women are the Strong ones
“desperation that shines but doesn’t burn”

Beautiful Women are the princesses
“goddesses of inspired concern”

Beautiful Women are the nearby ones
“neighbors of the rainbow”

Beautiful Women are the distant ones
“like wedding songs”

Beautiful Women are the poor ones
“like the companions in the presence of the Queen”

Beautiful Women are the tall ones
“aunts of palms reaching the sky”

Beautiful Women are the short ones
“can be drank in a glass of water”

Beautiful Women are the old ones
“Peeled Mango and matured wine”

Beautiful Women are the young ones
“a promise of tomorrow and lily buds”

Beautiful Women, all of them, are you
when met to choose for me the noblest killer

 

Translation by Dr Fayeq Oweis

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