The Penguin Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature by Robert Irwin

The Penguin Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature by Robert Irwin

Author:Robert Irwin
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780141962610
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 1999-10-14T16:00:00+00:00


Were the garden’s guardianship

ever in my hands,

No base foot ever would tread that ground!

J. Stetkevych, The Zephyrs of Najd, p. 184

When there is fruit in the summer, the earth is aglow and the air

shimmers with light.

When in autumn the palm trees shed their leaves, naked is the

earth, stark the air.

And when in winter rain comes in endless torrent, the earth

seems besieged and the air a captive.

The only time is the time of the radiant spring, for it brings

flowers and joy.

Then the earth is a hyacinth, the air is a pearl, the plants

turquoises, and water crystal.



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