Mahmoud Darwish (Palestine, 1941-2008), translated by Abdullah al-Udhari
“Where should we go after the last frontiers? Where should the birds fly after the last sky?”
translated by Fady Joudah“Here the birds’ journey ends, our journey, the journey…
Hasan Abdallah al-Qurashi (Saudi Arabia, 1926-2004), translated by John Heath-Stubbs & Catherine Cobham“How confused (oh wonder) is the song on the shores of loss.”
Yehuda Amichai (Israel, 1924-2000), translated by Chana Bloch “Here at the…
Qur’an Sura 24:35 “God is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth... lit from a blessed tree, an olive, neither of the East nor of the West”
Psalm 27:1 “The Lord is my light and my salvation.”
Psalm 52:10 “But I am like a green olive tree in the…
The Sh’ma“Hear O Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is One.”
The Shahada “There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger.”
The Nicene Creed“We believe in one God, the Father Almighty . . . creator of all things visible and invisible.”
Matthew 23:23“and you have neglected the weightier (matters) of the law: justice, and mercy, and faithfulness.”
Mahmoud Darwish (Palestine, 1941-2008), translated by Jeffrey Sacks“and say to him, to Mary’s son:How could you do to us what you did to…