Mourning Andalusia (arabic poem)

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Mourning Andalusia (arabic poem)
amal
12/03/01 at 12:25:50
slm,

This is a beautifull poem for those of you who know arabic.It's too hard for me to translate without an arabic-english dictionary but if anyone wants to take a shot at it be my guest :)

[img]http://www.almubarak.net/poems-img/alrandy1.gif[/img]


The last ten verses are particularly poignant in light of what's happening in afghanistan.
Re: Mourning Andalusia (arabic poem)
Mystic
12/04/01 at 11:29:18
[slm]
My arabic is rusty...but if you tell us who its written by maybe i could "cheat" and run a search to see if I can find it online???
lemme know...i really would like to read the translation...Jazaki Allahu Khayran

[wlm]
Re: Mourning Andalusia (arabic poem)
amal
12/05/01 at 13:00:17
slm,

Maliha, the poet's name is Abul Baqa' Al-Randi (not sure about the exact spelling in english)
Re: Mourning Andalusia (arabic poem)
Mystic
12/06/01 at 06:35:57
[slm]
The one I found was written by "Abu l-Hasan al-Husri" and I only found one measly paragraph online:(:(:(

"MOURNING IN ANDALUSIA

    If white is the colour
    of mourning in Andalusia,
    it is a proper custom.

    Look at me,
    I dress myself in the white
    of white hair
    in mourning for youth."

I don't even know if this coincides with any of the paragraphs above...Someone else want to take a crack at it???

:-)
Maliha

[wlm]


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