The national Palestinian poet, and author (1941–2008)
Mahmoud Darwish (13 March 1941 – 9 August 2008) was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. He won numerous awards for his works. Darwish used Palestine as a metaphor for the loss of Eden, birth and resurrection, and the anguish of dispossession and exile. He also served as an editor for several literary magazines in Palestine.
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كنا ضيوفاً على الأشياء , أكثرُها
أقلُّ منَّا حنيناً حين نهجُرُها
النهر يضحك , إذ تبكي مسافرةٌ :
مُرِّي, فأُولى صفات النهر آخِرُها
لاشيء ينتظرُ . الأشياءُ غافلةٌ
عنا , ونحن نُحَيِّيها ونشكرها
لكننا إذ نُسَمِّيها عواطِفَنا
نصدِّقُ الاسم . هل الاسم جوهرُها ؟
نحن الضيوف على الأشياء , أكثرنا
ينسى عواطِفَهُ الأولى ... ويُنْكِرُها !