Literature & Poetry Corner

Art Spoke to Me   Hala Talal Al-Tamimi   In a time when technology and numbers dominate and scream in our minds, we gradually forget how to address our hearts and pamper them in their own language. We slowly blind our hearts by distancing...

Autumn's Voice   Afra Kazaya Alzaabi   Welcome to a world where art meets soul, the beginning of an endless journey of discovery through artistic words. Art that once belonged to someone is now in your hands to explore. A period of purification: emotional...

Ibn Khaldun's Muqaddimah   Author: Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Khaldun, known as the Sage of Historians, who died in 808 AH.   The Muqaddimah is a book authored by Ibn Khaldun in 1377 CE as an introduction to his massive work titled Kitāb...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Author: Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Khaldun, known as the Sage of Historians, who died in 808 AH   The Muqaddimah is a book written by Ibn Khaldun in 1377 CE as an introduction to his massive work titled Kitab al-Ibar (the full title...

The Book of Maqamat is considered the most famous work of Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadhani, who is credited with laying the foundations of this art form and opening its doors wide for many later writers. The Maqamat is a collection of short stories of varying...

Letters She Never Sent is a collection of words I kept to myself for a long time: the things I wanted to say, almost said, or never had the courage to send. These poems were written in the aftermath of love, in the middle of...

The Diwan of Imam Al-Shafi'i comprises a collection of poems and wisdom attributed to Imam Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i, one of the most prominent scholars of Islam, known for his eloquence and beautiful poetry in addition to his knowledge. His poems address various topics...

إنّها الحربُ! وحشٌ يلتهمُ الكَون!وما أكثرَ جمعيّاتِ الرِّفقِ بهذا الحيوان!جمعيّاتٌ تقرأ الماءَ بعين الرّمل، وتقتاتُ بالقَتْل.وكلُّ جَناحٍ هو، في عينيها، جُناح! أدونيس  شاعر وناقد ومفكّر عربي، يُعدّ من أبرز روّاد الحداثة الشعرية العربية، وأحد المؤسّسين الأوائل لقصيدة النثر العربية. أسهم في ترسيخ الحداثة الشعرية والفكرية...

Love in this collection is not a promise of an embrace but a beautiful fall from the summit of poetry into the valley of dreams. Every poem here is a temporary escape from loss, and every verse is a feather of passion… falling only...