Arabic Poetry 5
Perhaps the sorrow that you have come to be in behind it there will be an imminent relief
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The revived game
The revived game[1] I was playing [my] first chess game against the computer[2] and was feeling that it was slowing down each time a piece was lost[3], it was slowing down till it made me feel bored. I had previously played dozens[4] who are slow in the game, but I had the right to […]
Yes, Islam is the solution… but how?
Yes, Islam is the solution… but how? Islam is a system for human life which is based on making God’s law alone govern in all situations of life. Furthermore, Islam – which takes charge of organising all human life – didn’t deal with life’s different aspects haphazardly nor did it treat it as various […]
Creativity…Is it a personal contribution?
Creativity is the renewal of life and a communal effort that has its conditions; it is not merely a personal contribution. Undoubtedly, it a part of the art of existence. It is said that Shahrazad’s secret was that she renewed life with the course of days: the listener would wait at night longingly and passionately […]
Arabic Poetry 4
دَعَانِيَ مِنْ نَجْدٍ؛ فَإِنَّ سِنِينَهُ لَعِبْنَ بِنَا شِيباً وَشَيَّبْنَنَا مُرْدَا اَلْمَعْنَى: اُتْرُكَانِي يَا خَلِيلَيَّ مِنْ ذِكْرِ هَذِهِ ٱلْبِلَادِ؛ فَإِنَّ مَا حَدَثَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْجَدْبِ وَٱلْقَحْطِ هَزَّ ٱلشُّيُوخَ وَأَزْعَجَهُمْ، وَشَيَّبَتْ أَحْوَالُهَا ٱلشَبَابَ وَٱلْمُرْدَ. Leave me (both of you) in relation to Najd[1]; for as grey-haired [elderly people] its years undoubtedly made sport of us and […]