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Nizar Qabbani
21 March 1923 – 30 April 1998
Poetry Listing
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| | Poem Title | First Lines | Period | # Lines | # Reads | | 1: | I Am With Terrorism | We are accused of terrorism: | | | 1492 | | 2: | A Brief Love Letter | My darling, I have much to say | | | 4284 | | 3: | A Damascene Moon | Green Tunisia, I have come to you as a lover | | | 1517 | | 4: | A Lesson In Drawing | My son places his paint box in front of me | | | 1220 | | 5: | A Letter From A Stupid Woman | My dear Master, | | | 1393 | | 6: | Barada | Barada, oh father of all rivers | | | 1111 | | 7: | Bread, Hashish And Moon. | When the moon is born in the east, | | | 1196 | | 8: | Clarification to My Poetry-Readers | And of me say the fools: | | | 1015 | | 9: | Damascus, What Are You Doing to Me? | My voice rings out, this time, from Damascus | | | 974 | | 10: | Dialogue | Do not say my love was | | | 1104 | | 11: | Every Time I Kiss You | Every time I kiss you | | | 1246 | | 12: | Five Letters to my Mother | Good morning sweetheart. | | | 1504 | | 13: | I Conquer The World With Words | I conquer the world with words, | | | 1403 | | 14: | I Have No Power | I have no power to change you | | | 1159 | | 15: | In The Summer | In the summer | | | 1065 | | 16: | Jerusalem | I wept until my tears were dry | | | 1109 | | 17: | Language | When a man is in love | | | 1147 | | 18: | Letter From Under The Sea | If you are my friend... | | | 1428 | | 19: | Light Is More Important Than The Lantern | Light is more important than the lantern, | | | 1175 | | 20: | Love Compared | I do not resemble your other lovers, my lady | | | 1082 | | 21: | Maritime Poem | In the blue harbor of your eyes | | | 1077 | | 22: | My Love (Do Not Ask Me) | Do not ask me, the name of my love | | | 1461 | | 23: | My Lover Asks Me | My lover asks me: | | | 1108 | | 24: | Oh, My Love | Oh, my love | | | 1147 | | 25: | On Entering The Sea | Love happened at last, | | | 1056 | | 26: | Sultan | If I were promised safety, | | | 1057 | | 27: | The Epic of Sadness | Your love taught me to grieve | | | 1149 | | 28: | The Face Of Qana | The face of Qana | | | 943 | | 29: | The Fortune Teller | She sat with fear in her eyes | | | 1249 | | 30: | The Hasteners | The last walls of shame fell, | | | 942 | | 31: | The Trial | The East receives my songs, some praise, some curse | | | 1288 | | 32: | The Wrathful | O pupils of Gaza... | | | 1349 | | 33: | Verse | The old word is dead. | | | 1230 | | 34: | We Are Accused Of Terrorism | We are accused of terrorism | | | 1242 | | 35: | When I Love | When I love | | | 1147 | | 36: | When I Love You | When I love you | | | 1352 | | 37: | Words | He lets me listen, when he moves me, | | | 1225 | | 38: | Your Body Is My Map | raise me more love... raise me | | | 1170 |
About:
Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani (21 March 1923 – 30 April 1998) was a Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher.
His poetic style combines simplicity and elegance in exploring themes of love, eroticism, feminism, religion, and Arab nationalism.
He is one of the most revered contemporary poets in the Arab world.
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