A Bag of Perseverance - Shahd Alnaouq

I am to live in a tent, together with my perseverance.
Each night I wrap myself in her, begging her
not to abandon me on this long dark road.

Blazing sun - Batool Abu Akleen

I’m burning my fingers
they’re melting one after the other
slowly, as war passes slowly:

Exodus from Ireland - Marwan Makhoul

I arrived in Ireland and my coat cried out:
You’ve gone abroad, my friend, but left me at home!

Separation - Iqbal Tamimi

She sketched him in the froth of her coffee,
Hoping he would never leave.
She could not turn off the siren
Or the storm that leapt
Inside her cup.
She saw soldiers
Chasing him down the track,
Ordering him to surrender.
The shackles howled;
There was no turning back.

And nothing remains - Fadwa Tuqan

We are together tonight,
But you'll be hidden from me tomorrow
By the cruelty of this life.

Hymn from the Heavens - Yannai

From Heaven to the Heaven of Heavens;

from the Heaven of Heavens to the Dark Clouds;

from the Dark Clouds to the Abode;

from the Abode to the Dwelling-place;

from the Dwelling-place to the Skies;

from the Skies to the Plains;

from the Plains to the height of the Throne;

and from the height of the Throne to the Chariot --

If I must die - Refaat Alareer

If I must die,

you must live

to tell my story

The Story - Kamal Butros Nasser

I will tell you a story …

A story that lived in the dreams of people …

A story that comes out of the world of tents …

Existence - Fadwa Tuqan

In life, I was a question without home;

      In the enfolding darkness,

      My answer was concealed.

Victim Number 18 - Mahmoud Darwish

Once the olive grove was green.

It was, and the sky

A grove of blue. It was my love.

What changed that evening?

I found it - Fadwa Tuqan

I found it on a beautiful, sunny day.

I found it after great loss:

Fresh verdant soil,

Wet and flourishing.

You come up - Alice S. Yousef

You come up,

like the treasure found at the end of a box

I will flee to my Helper - Yose ben Yose

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¹ Let me flee to my Helper

I will find (Him) right in front of me

God is close to me

whenever I call out with (my) voice.

 

Dragonflies - Asmaa Azaizeh

Millions of years ago, there were no winged creatures.

We all crawled around on our bellies and paws

to arrive.

The Celestial Fire -Yannai

Now an angel of the Lord appeared to Moses in a blazing fire —

a fire that devours fire;

In Praise of God (from Avoda) - Yose ben Yose

I shall proclaim the mighty deeds of God,
     who is glorious in power.
He alone is God
     and there is no other;

O gladsome light - Hieromartyr Athenogenes

O gladsome light, O grace
Of God the Father's face,
The eternal splendour wearing;
Celestial, holy, blest,
Our Saviour Jesus Christ,
Joyful in thine appearing.

Art Thou Weary? - St. Stephen the Sabaite

Art thou weary, art thou languid,
  Art thou sore distrest?
“Come to Me,” saith One, “and coming
        Be at rest!”

My homeland - Ibrahim Tukan

My homeland
My homeland
Glory and beauty
Sublimity and prettiness
Are in your hills

Passport - Mahmoud Darwish

They did not recognize me in the shadows
That suck away my color in this Passport
And to them my wound was an exhibit
For a tourist Who loves to collect photographs