A Hundred Love Letters: A Poem by Syrian Poet Nizar Qabbani; Translated by Dina Al-Mahdy

رسائلي إليكِ..
تتخطّاني.. وتتخطّاكِ..
لأن الضوءَ أهمُّ من المصباحْ
والقصيدةَ أهمُّ من الدفترْ
والقبلةَ أهمُّ من الشفة..
رسائلي إليكِ..
أهمُّ منكِ .. وأهمُّ منّي
إنّها الوثائق الوحيدة..
التي سيكتشفُ فيها الناس
جمالكِ..
وجُنوني..
—نزار قباني، ديوان مائة رسالة حب

My letters to you
are more important than both of us,
As light is more important than the lantern,
The poem is more important than the notebook,
The kiss is more important than the lips.
And my letters to you
Are greater and more important than both of us.
They are the only documents
Where people will discover
Your beauty,
And my madness…
—Nizar Qabbani, A Hundred Love Letters

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