She sat with fear in her eyes
Contemplating the upturned cup
She said "Do not be sad, my son
You are destined to fall in love"
My son, Who sacrifices himself for his beloved,
Is a martyr
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For long have I studied fortune-telling
But never have I read a cup similar to yours
For long have I studied fortune-telling
But never have I seen sorrows similar to yours
You are predestined to sail forever
Sail-less, on the sea of love
Your life is forever destined
To be a book of tears
And be imprisoned
Between water and fire
*
But despite all its pains,
Despite the sadness
That is with us day and night
Despite the wind
The rainy weather
And the cyclone
It is love, my son
That will be forever the best of fates
*
There is a woman in your life, my son
Her eyes are so beautiful
Glory to God
Her mouth and her laughter
Are full of roses and melodies
And her gypsy and crazy love of life
Travels the world
The woman you love
May be your whole world
But your sky will be rain-filled
Your road blocked, blocked, my son
Your beloved, my son, is sleeping
In a guarded palace
He who approaches her garden wall
Who enters her room
And who proposes to her
Or tries to unite her plaits
Will cause her to be lost, my son…lost
*
You will seek her everywhere, my son
You will ask the waves of the sea about her
You will ask the shores of the seas
You will travel the oceans
And your tears will flow like a river
And at the close of your life
You will find that since your beloved
Has no land, no home, no address
You have been pursuing only a trace of smoke
How difficult it is, my son
To love a woman
Who has neither land, nor home
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Glory Be To God!
From guest Noura (contact)
This poem is so parallel to my life that it is breath-taking and unbelievable. My soulmate has yet to find me again. May God will it. Amen. Nizar, God bless your soul and grant you the love you've been searching for...in Heaven. Amen. -
One more masterpiece
One more poem with the subject of love. But again it's more than just a story of love. The poem is so full of destiny, doom, fate, ot whatever you call it... Something coming from God and can't be changed. About loneliness in our hearts which no one can escape... About life passsing for nothing and for everything -
"To love a woman
Who has neither land, nor home"
Another metaphysical masterpiece...the women who can be visited when passing through the dreamland...an ideal women. The flow of the poem is excellent
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my mom said i could either open a way early X-mas presant, or read the rest of your poem, and i decided to read the rest of ur poem, becuase i just had to finish it... way good job! it's groovy
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Nizar is a genius, i love his poetry so so much
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