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The Rain Song   Author: Badr Shakir al-Sayyab   For today my home is no longer my homeAnd the light in my home's window is but illusionSucking my depths dryAnd at my door, the hungry cry out:“In your daily bread is the warmth of...

Shanashil of the Chalabi's Daughter   Author: Badr Shakir al-Sayyab   Before my death, my madness, or the weariness that weakens my hand, I shall write down the stirrings of my soul, my memories, all my dreams and illusions, and pour out my grieving...

The House of the Serfs   Author: Badr Shakir al-Sayyab   I cry—as you cry—alone in the darkness, and the night stirs my sorrows, for every day that passes and a cold night arrives, I find myself counting what little cash remains in my...

The Drowned Temple   Author: Badr Shakir al-Sayyab   Iqbal, my beloved wife,Do not blame me; death is not in my hands,Nor would I be immortal if I survived.Be contentment and kindness to Ghaylan,Be a father and mother to him, and pity his weeping,And...

Flowers and Legends   Author: Badr Shakir al-Sayyab   "I am the one you want, so where do you go among the eyes of wolvesfeeling your way along the distant path?"So I cried: I will go, as long as the longing for the mirageis...