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" "عيناك يا صديقتي العجوز، يا صديقتي المراهقة
عيناك شحّاذان في ليل الزوايا الخانقة
لا يضحك الرجاء فيهما ، و لا تنام الصاعقة
لم يبق شيء عندنا ... إلّا الدموع الغارقة
قولي : متى ستضحكين مرة ، و إن تكن منافقة ؟ !
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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