I learnt all the words worthy of the court of blood So that… - Mahmoud Darwish

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I learnt all the words worthy of the court of blood
So that I could break the rule
I learnt all the words and broke them up
To make a single word:
Homeland..

Mahmoud Darwish

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About Mahmoud Darwish

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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Native Name: محمود درويش

Alternative Names: M. Darwish • Mahmoud Darwich

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انا العاشق السيء الحظ, لا استطيع الذهاب اليك ولا استطيع الرجوع الي

If the olive trees knew the hands that planted them, their oils would become tears.

لا أخجـل من هويتـي ، فهي ما زالـت قيد التأليــف، لكنّي أخجل من بعض ما ورد في مقدمة أبن خــلدون

I learnt all the words worthy of the court of blood So that I could break the rule I learnt all the words and broke them up To make a single word: Ho… - Mahmoud Darwish

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