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In the winter glow
The spring exhales Free from any restraining bounds Seeking birds' melodious sounds, Set I to the far showy meadows Where green narrow-leaved weed grows. Amongst an orchard and a grassland, On a venerable upright rock did I stand; At the landscape having...
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The Arabic version of "From fairest creatures we desire increase"
Shakespeare's first 17 Sonnets are usually referred to as the " procreation sonnets" because they all argue that the young man, to whom they are addressed, should marry and father children, hence, procreate. Throughout the procreation sonnets, Shakespeare...
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The Arabic translation of " My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"
Sonnet 130 is Shakespeare's pragmatic tribute to his uncomely mistress, commonly referred to as the dark lady because of her dun complexion. The dark lady, who ultimately betrays the poet, appears in sonnets 127 to 154. This Sonnet is clearly a parody...
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Silence
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Streching her legs she moved on, Over-hearing whispers, inside or around going on? Hardly could she figure out the fake As she sat tight on a rock near the shining lake. The...
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Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Sonnet 18, often titled "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?", is one of the best-known of William Shakespeares' 154 sonnets. Since I did not come across its arabic version which I have been searshing for so long, I managed to trasalate it myself....
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Convention of those wounded in love
"Make Love not War" I address the slogan "Make Love not War", which is associated with the American counterculture of 1960s and invented by Gershon Legman, and the provisions of this convention, promulgated by Paulo Cohelo, to those who might be involved...
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Life through the eyes of the dead
Emily Webb in Our Town by Thornton Wilder as an example: Our Town is a play written by the American playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder. It attempts to deal with the issue of human life in general represented by its subtly portrayed characters. It...
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O! that you were your self; but, love, you are
The following is the Arabic translation of Sonnet 13 in which Shakespeare proceeds in convincing the young man to beget a child. Sonnet 13 O! that you were your self; but, love, you are No longer yours, than you your self here live: Against this coming...
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Optimism, an open door in every bodys' face
Optimism, hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something, is a tendency to take a favourable or hopeful view. The word is originally derived from the Latin optimum, meaning "best". Unlike optimal thinking which is realistic...
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Mere thoughts
It is said that little knowledge is perilous. A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring: there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again. If little knowledge is a dangerous thing,...
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The Rational and the Irrational in the Game of Luck
Football, the game of luck, is still glorifying some and humiliating others in the world cup tournament. Big football teams were let down and others had been sent ho me. Some famous advertisement market leading players finish the game by spitting on their...
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Social Media in the Arab World: Leading up to the Uprisings of 2011
Social Media in the Arab World: Leading up to the Uprisings of 2011 is a report published by the Center for International media Assistance (CIMA). It was largely reported in the period leading up to the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, and elsewhere in the...
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Critical Thinking and Open-mindedness
Critical thinking is a reflective judgment that involves determining the meaning and significance of what is observed or expressed, or, concerning a given inference, argument or behavior, determining whether there is adequate justification to accept the...
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The Lesson of Volunteerism in the London 2012 Olympics
The spectacular build-up and closing ceremony of London 2012 Olympic Games that was promised by the organizing committee came true. The engagement of volunteers in this ceremony was also astonishing and praised. More than 70000 volunteers were mobilized...
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The animal that gets bored
Good evening, What is a Human Being? Man is an animal who is in constant seek for vulgar elements because he is endowed with reason which persistently questions him and suffers perpetual incompleteness. He seeks perfection, idealism and noble-mindedness...
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Suffering and Artistic Productions
“The very essence of literature is war between emotion and intellect” Isaac Bashevis Singer. Feelings, thoughts, temperament, sensitivity, disposition, backgrounds (…) are some elements of a long list of factors that combine in a differently-coloured...
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Morocco and Algeria
A speech to our brothers the Algerians My brothers the Algerians, I have a dream. I have a dream that is not impossible to realize. A dream that was shared by our ancestors who cooperated and assisted each other during hard moments. Our ancestors who...
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Casablanca and the Art of Crime!
"As seeds of hope are planted" Casablanca’s visitor can feel that the city is getting some of Iraq’s routine robberies, Egypt’s subtle antiquities smuggling and Colombia’s addiction to cocaine that requires the Israeli monstrous community policing. A...
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Paul Bowles in Tangier
“Paul Bowles is a storyteller of the utmost purity and integrity. He writes of a world before God became man; a world in which men and women in extremis are seen as components in a larger, more elemental drama. His prose is crystalline and his voice unique....
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Deported for proselytizing
A member of King Fahd Advanced School of Translation stuff has been arreste d and deported by the Moroccan authorities for being engaged in unlawful religious activitie s related to Christianisation. Originated from Britain, Mr. Malcolm Williams was a...
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Another Mirror
This is a comment I received from a friend or a peer after posting something about boycotting facebook for the sake of defending the Profet (PBUH) and a video about praying merits on facebook. I saw the video concerning prostrating and Asr prayer was...
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Dear Europe
Cloud of Ash: Dear Europe, " Sorry about the cloud of ash over your heads and that you can't travel anywhere.We feel at least the same." Sincerely, Gaza
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Quotes
"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive." Elbert Hubbard