Dar Al Saqi Publishing House

Complete Poetic Works, Part One (1950-1961) Author's name: Adonis For the first time, the complete poetic works of the poet Adonis are being published by Dar Al Saqi, with the aim of facilitating access to his abundant poetic output to the reader, shedding light...

Complete Poetic Works, Part Two (1965-1970) Author's name: Adonis They came out of the ancient books where the originals are worn out, and came as the chapters come The ashes embraced their opposite The fields walked to the fields, no, I am not from...

Complete Poetic Works, Part Three (1975-1980) Author's name: Adonis Say time drifts in a fog that dangles and clears, not of steam or dust, but of human breath. Say history is sores and ruins, and the present has the flavor of straw. Say the...

Complete Poetic Works, Part Four (1982-1994) Author's name: Adonis You are not this city or that, you are not residence and memories / Far reaches are your bet - but your steps are terrified and the histories of that space that you were are...

Complete Poetic Works, Part Seven, 2008 Author's name: Adonis Tonight, the moon lights its candles among the graves of children, while a mysterious wind stretches on my shoulder a rose that is about to wither.

Complete Poetic Works, Part Five, 1998 Author's name: Adonis Do not be afraid to touch the clouds and say, “Be reassured,” O my steps in the courtyard of lions, in the courtyard of basil. The moon descends the ladder of water to meet in...

Complete Poetic Works, Part Six (2003-2007) Author's name: Adonis Behind the loom that weaves history is a hidden force that sometimes camouflages, sometimes neglects, and sometimes forgets—according to the situation, the condition, and the goal. History, in general, is like a swimmer facing the...

Complete Poetic Works, Part Eight, 2010 Author's name: Adonis There is a legend repeated by some villagers, which says that in the summer night turns into a magician who appears in the villages bareheaded, and spends all his time counting the stars and collecting...

Witches' Resort Author's name: Amir Taj Al-Sir She got off a bus coming from the Eritrean border, fleeing the fires of war in her country. A captivating beauty landed in the wrong place, without support, money, or shelter. Her name is Abeba Tesfaye, a...

Hamida said Hijazi legends Author: Abdo Khal "The tradition of storytelling in the Hejaz is very intimate, as the story is private to the children and not general. The narrator is a mother or grandmother who tells it to her children or grandchildren. The...

After retiring, Abdullah Harfash, a security officer, decides to write a novel. He immerses himself in literary circles, frequenting the group surrounding the renowned novelist (A.T.). He learns the principles of novel writing and begins selecting his characters, such as his uncle's husband, a...

Night shell Author's name: Abdo Khal During stillness, a moving act occurs, there is no such thing as coincidence. Coincidence is the moment of pause from which the equation of existence is generated... movement... life... dreams... Every movement directs us towards annihilation or life....

Autumn of Innocence Author's name: Abbas Baydoun Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2017 Masoud kills his wife and flees to Syria, where he joins an Islamist group. His son, Ghassan, grows up orphaned and raised by his uncle Jawad, bearing the burden of his father's...

At seven, I yearned for love and avidly read about people who had found love at seven; I belonged to those boys for whom love wasn't their sole talent, as they were also poets or musicians. I hadn't known what I would become, but...

First body, last sea Author's name: Adonis My time is dust, and my love is now its rock. I don’t know: Was it carved from our yesterday, or was it carved from my lust? And tomorrow, will you see me as a wound carried...

Metaphysics of the Fox Author's name: Abbas Baydoun My mother and I rarely spoke together. I don't even remember us exchanging a single sentence. What does one have to say to their parents? That was said a long time ago, and it was confirmed...

Prayer for the beginning of frost Author's name: Abbas Baydoun A stone sinks into memory, a face emerges from under the water, barely featuring. The years have cooled its features, a thick oblivion gathers on them. I did not recognize it. The stone has...

Mourning does not wear a crown Author's name: Abbas Baydoun It is not true that laughter heals and that guffaws continue to echo in the mountain after the lie ends and the place falls silent. A stray soul divulges secrets and a single advantage...

Black Ocean Author's name: Adonis I woke up yesterday, disturbed: I was dreaming, passing in the dream: many cities, and no house. Many houses, and no room. Many rooms, and no bed. Many beds, and no sleep.

Poetry time Author's name: Adonis Rejection, in itself, is a destructive element. But no radical revolution or civilization comes without rejection preceding and paving the way for it, like thunder before rain. Rejection, alone, allows us, in the civilizational impasse we are experiencing, to...