Wednesday, September 4, 2013

I Am With Terrorism Comments

Rating: 2.9

We are accused of terrorism:
if we defended rose and woman
and the mighty verse ...
and the blueness of sky ...
A dominion .. nothing left therein...
No water, no air ..
No tent, no camel,
and not even dark Arabica coffee!!
...
Read full text

COMMENTS
Safia shahid 12 January 2018

Amazing kalaam...

0 0 Reply
justagirlandherdog 19 December 2017

Unbelievable how, since time of writing this poem, things have only progressively gotten worse. As if, Mr. Qabbani predicted the future as Orwell did with his 1984. A lovely, brave, courageous piece. Forever in my heart. I am with terrorism

2 0 Reply
Fabrizio Frosini 27 December 2015

understand everything.. yet, it's no possible ''to be with terorism''! Never.

9 1 Reply
Nèdeem M. 22 May 2022

In fact you are. If you defend Western states, vote, etc. it means you are complicit in their state terrorism from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan and their support dictatorships that have been using state terror, including their support of Israeli state terrorism.

0 0
Nèdeem M. 22 May 2022

A liberal does not distinguish between the bigger terrorism - that of the state - and individual terrorism and national struggle. Was not terrorism against the Nazi occupation legitimate?

0 0
Nizar Qabbani

Nizar Qabbani

Damascus / Syria
Close
Error Success