This document appears to be a collection of poems written in Arabic between 1982-1987 about love, war, and separation. It includes poems about gazing at surroundings during war to ensure they still exist, the moment between couples, the relationship between readers and books, memories of absent people, and accidents of place, time, and people from explosions in Beirut. The author thanks friends for their encouragement. It includes an English translation from 2012 and final layout and design in 2018.

1. ‫د‬‫ا‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﻣ‬
Words & Postcards
about love, war & separation
‫ز‬‫د‬‫ر‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ت‬‫ام‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﻛ‬
‫ق‬‫ا‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫و‬ ‫ب‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ،‫ﺐ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬
1982-1987
By May Haddad

2. ،‫أﺳﻄﺔ‬ ‫ﺑﺪرﻳﺔ‬ ،‫ﺷﻬﻴﺪي‬ ‫ﺣﺴني‬ :‫ﻟﻠﺘﺸﺠﻴﻊ‬ ‫ﻟﻸﺻﺪﻗﺎء‬ ‫ﺗﻘﺪﻳﺮ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﺷﻜﺮ‬
‫ﻫريﴍن‬ ‫ﻧﻮرﺑﺮت‬ ‫و‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌﻮدي‬ ‫ﻓﺘﺤﻴﺔ‬ ،‫ﺣﺪاد‬ ‫ﻋﺎﻳﺪة‬ ،‫اين‬‫ر‬‫ﻣﻮ‬ ‫ﻣﺠﱪ‬ ‫ﻣﻴﺸﻜﺎ‬
Thanks and gratitude to friends for their encouragement:
Hossein Shahidi, Badrieh Osta, Mishka Mujabber Mourani,
Aida Haddad, Fathieh Saudi and Norbert Hirshhorn
2012 ‫ﺔ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﻹ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﱃ‬‫إ‬ ‫ﺔ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﱰ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ،1987-1982 ‫يب‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﻞ‬‫ﺻ‬‫ﻷ‬‫ا‬
Original work in Arabic 1982-1987, English translation 2012
2018 ،‫يئ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﻢ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬Final layout & design, 2018

4. ‫ب‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬
‫ﻲ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻄ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ء‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺷ‬‫ﻷ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺑ‬ ُ‫ﻦ‬‫ﻌ‬‫مت‬‫أ‬
‫د‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﳽ‬‫ﻼ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫ن‬‫أ‬ ُ‫ف‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺧ‬‫أ‬
‫ﺔ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ؤ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬ َ‫ﺰ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻋ‬‫أ‬ ‫ن‬‫أ‬ ‫و‬‫أ‬
‫ن‬‫ﻴﺎ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﺲ‬ْ‫ﻜ‬ِ‫ﻟ‬َ‫أ‬ ‫ﱃ‬‫إ‬
1982 ،‫ت‬‫و‬‫ري‬‫ﺑ‬
War
I gaze at things
that surround me
Afraid that they
will cease to exist
Or… that I will
NOT be able to see
To Alex Yenikomegian
Beirut, 1982

7. ‫ة‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬
‫ة‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ َ‫ن‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫ن‬‫أ‬
‫ني‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺛ‬‫ﻹ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻋ‬
‫ن‬ُ‫ز‬‫ا‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﻮ‬‫ﻫ‬ ‫ا‬‫ﺬ‬‫ﻫ‬
‫ن‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ َ‫ﻂ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫ن‬‫أ‬
،‫ﻦ‬‫ﳌ‬ ‫ام‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻳ‬‫أ‬ ‫ف‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﻼ‬‫ﻓ‬
‫ُﺐ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﻮ‬‫ﻫ‬ ‫ا‬‫ﺬ‬‫ﻫ‬
1982 ،‫ت‬‫و‬‫ري‬‫ﺑ‬
Ecstasy
For the couple
To reach ecstasy
That is balance
For their ecstasies to blend
Neither knowing
To whom what belongs
That is love
Beirut, 1982

8. ‫اﻟﻜﺘﺎب‬
ُ‫اﻟﻜﺘﺎب‬ ‫ﻟﻴﺲ‬
‫ﻓﻘﻂ‬ ‫ﻪ‬ِ‫ﻔ‬‫ﻣﺆﻟ‬ ‫ﻣﻊ‬ ‫وﺻﻠﺔ‬
‫ﺑﺎﻟﺴﺎﺑﻖ‬ ‫ﻗﺮأه‬ ْ‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻣﻊ‬ ‫ﺑﻞ‬
1983 ،‫ﺑريوت‬
The Book
The book is not a link
With its author only
But also with those
Who read it before
Beirut, 1983

11. ‫ﺔ‬‫ﻈ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬
‫ﺔ‬‫ﻈ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﴬ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻧ‬
‫ﴐ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻻ‬
‫ﺐ‬‫ﺋ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ى‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻛ‬‫ذ‬ ‫ﱪ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ﺗ‬
1983 ،‫ت‬‫و‬‫ري‬‫ﺑ‬
The moment
We bring the moment to life
The present does not match it
The memory of the absent
Grows stronger
Beirut, 1983

12. Moments I like
Oftentimes, the moments
That I like are those
That separate
Having from not having
Beirut, 1983
‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺣ‬‫أ‬ ‫ت‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻈ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺣ‬‫أ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ت‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻈ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻏ‬‫ل‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ني‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﻞ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﻚ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﻪ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫و‬‫أ‬ ‫ء‬‫ﴚ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﲆ‬‫ﻋ‬
1983 ،‫ت‬‫و‬‫ري‬‫ﺑ‬

14. The explosion
The place…an accident
The time…an accident
The person…an accident
Beirut, 1983
‫ر‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﻹ‬‫ا‬
‫ﺔ‬‫ﻓ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺻ‬...‫ن‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ﳌ‬‫ا‬
‫ﺔ‬‫ﻓ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺻ‬...‫ن‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬
‫ﺔ‬‫ﻓ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺻ‬...‫ن‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﻹ‬‫ا‬
1983 ،‫ت‬‫و‬‫ري‬‫ﺑ‬

17. My Pieces
I was not buried whole
The explosion scattered
My pieces
Roselie building explosion
California Street
Beirut, 5 Feb. 1983
‫يئ‬‫ﻼ‬‫ﺷ‬‫أ‬
‫ﻼ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﻛﺎ‬ ‫ين‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻓ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫مل‬
‫يئ‬‫ﻼ‬‫ﺷ‬‫أ‬ ‫ر‬‫ﺠﺎ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﻹﻧ‬‫ا‬ ‫رث‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺑ‬
‫ﻴﺎ‬‫رﻧ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﻟﻴ‬‫ﻛﺎ‬ ‫ش‬ ،‫ﱄ‬‫ز‬‫و‬‫ر‬ ‫ﺔ‬‫ﺎﻳ‬‫ﺑﻨ‬ ‫ر‬‫ﺠﺎ‬‫ﻔ‬‫إﻧ‬
1983 ‫ط‬‫ﺒﺎ‬‫ﺷ‬ 5 ،‫ت‬‫و‬‫ري‬‫ﺑ‬

19. Behind the mirror
Behind the mirror
Is no longer the same
You cannot see, but the void
Beirut 1983
‫ة‬‫ﺮآ‬‫ﳌ‬‫ا‬ ‫ء‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫و‬
‫ن‬‫ﻛﺎ‬ ‫ام‬‫ﻛ‬ ‫آة‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﳌ‬‫ا‬ ‫ء‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫و‬ ‫ﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫مل‬
‫غ‬‫ا‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻔ‬‫اﻟ‬ ‫ري‬‫ﻏ‬ ‫ى‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫مل‬
1983 ‫ت‬‫ريو‬‫ﺑ‬

21. What next?
What next?
Black closed doors
At one time, you search
for a personal solution
At another time, you reject it
And decide to commit suicide
Beirut, Sep. 1983
‫؟‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ذا‬‫ﻣﺎ‬
‫ﺪ؟‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ذا‬‫ﻣﺎ‬
‫ﺔ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﻐﻠ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ء‬‫دا‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺳ‬ ‫ب‬‫ﻮا‬‫أﺑ‬
،‫ي‬‫ﺮد‬‫ﻓ‬ ‫ﻞ‬‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﺚ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺗﺒ‬ ‫رة‬‫ﺗﺎ‬
‫ﻪ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﺮﻓ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫ى‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺧ‬‫أ‬ ‫رة‬‫ﺗﺎ‬
‫ر‬‫ﺤﺎ‬‫ﻧﺘ‬‫ﻹ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﺮر‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫و‬
1983 ‫ل‬‫ﻠﻮ‬‫أﻳ‬ ،‫ت‬‫ريو‬‫ﺑ‬

22. ‫ﺪه‬‫أﻟ‬ ‫ﻟﻦ‬ ‫ﺬي‬‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﲇ‬‫ﻃﻔ‬ ‫إﱃ‬
‫ﻨﺎه‬‫أمت‬ ‫ﻣﺎ‬ ‫ﻛرث‬‫أ‬
‫ﻤﻮ‬‫ﺗﻨ‬ ‫ﺸﻚ‬‫ﻋﺎﻳ‬‫أ‬ ‫أن‬
‫ﻤﻲ‬‫رﺣ‬ ‫ﰲ‬
‫ﺸﺎه‬‫أﺧ‬ ‫ﻣﺎ‬ ‫ﻛرث‬‫أ‬
‫ﺪك‬‫ﺧ‬ ‫ﻋﲆ‬ ‫ﻌﺔ‬‫دﻣ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‬‫ﺳ‬
‫ﺪي‬‫ﺧ‬ ‫ﻋﲆ‬ ‫ﻌﺔ‬‫دﻣ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‬‫ﺗﺴ‬
1984 ‫وت‬‫ﺑري‬
To my unborn child
What I want most
Is to feel you grow
In my womb
What I fear most
Is the flow of a tear
On your cheek
A tear flows on my cheek
Beirut 1984

25. The status
Waiting
Doubt
Daisy petals
Beirut 1984
‫ﺔ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬
‫ر‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻈ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻧ‬‫إ‬
‫ﻚ‬‫ﺷ‬
‫ﺖ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻏ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﳌ‬‫ا‬ ‫ق‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫و‬‫أ‬
1984 ‫ت‬‫و‬‫ري‬‫ﺑ‬

27. ‫ﺖ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬
‫ك‬‫ء‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺷ‬‫أ‬ ‫ﺐ‬‫ﺣ‬‫أ‬
‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺗ‬‫أ‬
‫ﻢ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺑ‬‫أ‬
،‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﺄ‬‫ﺗ‬‫أ‬ ‫و‬
‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ر‬‫أ‬
‫ى‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻛ‬‫ذ‬ ‫ﻰ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻟ‬
‫ﺪ‬‫ﻳ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺟ‬ ‫ن‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﰲ‬
‫ﺮ‬‫ﺧ‬‫آ‬ ‫ﺖ‬‫ﻗ‬‫و‬ ‫و‬
1985 ‫ت‬‫و‬‫ري‬‫ﺑ‬
The house
I love your things
I touch them
I smile and
look at them
I draw them
So they remain
A memory
In a new place
And another time
Beirut 1985

29. ‫ﻲ‬‫ﻫ‬
‫ت‬‫وﻗﺎ‬‫اﻷ‬ ‫ﺸﻊ‬‫أﺑ‬
‫ﻜﺔ‬‫ﺳﻤ‬ ‫ﺸﻬﺎ‬‫ﻌﻴ‬‫ﺗ‬
‫ﻜﺔ‬‫ﺷﺒ‬ ‫ﰲ‬ ‫ﻘﺔ‬‫ﻋﺎﻟ‬
...‫ﻫﻲ‬‫و‬
‫ﺤﺮ‬‫اﻟﺒ‬ ‫ﰲ‬ ‫ال‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫ﻻ‬
1985 ‫ت‬‫ريو‬‫ﺑ‬
She
The worst times
Are lived by a fish
Stuck in a net
While she is
still in the sea
Beirut 1985

31. ‫ﻌﺔ‬‫دﻣ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﻤﺔ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺑ‬
‫ﻮم‬‫اﻟﻴ‬ ‫ﺠﺰ‬‫أﻋ‬
‫ﲇ‬‫ﻟﻜ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﺎر‬‫ﺼﻬ‬‫ﻹﻧ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﻋﻦ‬
،‫ﺔ‬‫ﻣﻌ‬‫د‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﻤﺔ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺑ‬
‫ﻲ‬‫ﺎﻧﻨ‬‫ﺣﻘ‬‫ﺗﻼ‬
1985 ‫ت‬‫ريو‬‫ﺑ‬
A smile and a tear
I can’t immerse
Anymore in a situation
A smile and a tear
Follow me
Beirut 1985

33. ‫ت‬‫ﻮا‬‫ﺴﻨ‬‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﺪد‬‫ﻋ‬
‫ﻟﻪ‬‫ﻗﻮ‬ ‫ﻛﺮ‬‫ﺗﺬ‬‫أ‬
‫ت‬‫ﻣﻮ‬ ‫ﻨﺪ‬‫ﻋ‬
‫ﻲ‬‫وﻫ‬ ‫ﺘﻪ‬‫إﺑﻨ‬
‫ﴩة‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﻳﺔ‬‫ﺎد‬‫ﻟﺤ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﰲ‬
‫ت‬‫ﻨﻮا‬‫ﺴ‬‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﺪد‬‫"ﻋ‬
"‫ام‬‫ﻣﻬ‬ ‫ﺲ‬‫ﻟﻴ‬
‫ﻟﻪ‬‫ﻗﻮ‬ ‫ﺮر‬‫أﻛ‬
‫ت‬‫ﻨﻮا‬‫ﺴ‬‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﺪد‬‫"ﻋ‬
"‫ام‬‫ﻣﻬ‬ ‫ﺲ‬‫ﻟﻴ‬
‫ﺮﻛﺔ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‬‫ﻛﻤ‬ ‫ﺮى‬‫ذﻛ‬
1986 ‫ان‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺣﺰﻳ‬
Number of years
I remember
what he said
When his 11 year
old girl died
The number of years
Is not important
I repeat his words
The number of years
Is not important
In memory of Kamil Barakeh
June 1986

35. ‫ن‬‫و‬‫ر‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ا‬
‫يت‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺔ‬‫ﻈ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﺖ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻛ‬
‫ﻪ‬‫ﻟ‬‫إ‬ ‫ﻢ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺑ‬
‫ﻪ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ن‬‫و‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺟ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻳ‬
‫ﺎ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺳ‬ ‫يب‬‫ر‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻳ‬
‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﺮ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﻐ‬‫ﻧ‬ ‫ﻦ‬‫ﻟ‬
‫ن‬‫و‬‫ر‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻓ‬
‫ن‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﻳ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻣ‬
‫ﺔ‬‫ﺮﻛ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﻞ‬‫ﻤﻴ‬‫ﻛ‬ ‫ى‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻛ‬‫ذ‬
1986 ‫ن‬‫ا‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺰﻳ‬‫ﺣ‬
They know
It was the moment
of my death
In the name of a god
they trade in
O God help us
Not o forgive them
For they know
What they are doing
In memory of Kamil Barakeh
June 1986

36. A wish
The big woman drives her car
A car driven by
Three guns follows her
A waterfall of bullets
Covers everything
The big woman is transformed
Into a bronze sculpture
The waterfall rebounds off her
And she does not die…
In memory of Nabila Breir
Dec. 1986

37. ‫ﺔ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻣ‬‫أ‬
‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬‫رﺗ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺳ‬ ‫ة‬‫ري‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ة‬‫ﺮأ‬‫ﳌ‬‫ا‬ ‫ق‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺗ‬
‫ى‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺧ‬‫أ‬ ‫ة‬‫ر‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﻖ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﺗ‬
‫ت‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺷ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺷ‬‫ر‬ ‫ث‬‫ﻼ‬‫ﺛ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻗ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺗ‬
‫ت‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺻ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺻ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﻞ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﺮ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻳ‬
‫ة‬‫ري‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ة‬‫ﺮأ‬‫ﳌ‬‫ا‬ ‫ل‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺗ‬
‫ي‬‫ﺰ‬‫ﻧ‬‫و‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ل‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺜ‬‫مت‬ ‫ﱃ‬‫إ‬
‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ل‬‫ﻼ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﺪ‬‫ﺮﺗ‬‫ﻳ‬
…‫ت‬‫ﻮ‬‫مت‬ ‫ﻻ‬‫و‬
‫ﺮ‬‫ﺮﻳ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﺔ‬‫ﻴﻠ‬‫ﻧﺒ‬ ‫ى‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻛ‬‫ذ‬
1986 ‫ﱪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺴ‬‫دﻳ‬

39. ‫ت‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﳌ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﻦ‬‫ﻋ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺧ‬‫آ‬ ‫ر‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺷ‬‫إ‬ ‫ﻰ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺣ‬ ‫ىت‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻣ‬
‫ىت‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﳌ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ر‬‫ﺬ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻋ‬‫أ‬‫ﺖ‬‫ﻣ‬‫أ‬ ‫مل‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻧ‬‫ﻷ‬
1986 ‫ﱪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻳ‬‫د‬
About Death
Dead until further notice
I apologize to those who died
Because I did not die
Dec. 1986

41. ‫ﺔ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ا‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬
‫ﺮ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺳ‬‫أ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻋ‬ ،‫ح‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ر‬‫أ‬
...‫ر‬‫ا‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﻺ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ﺔ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﰲ‬
‫ة‬‫ري‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻛ‬ ‫ﺔ‬‫ﺣ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﻣ‬
‫ﺔ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﻻ‬ ‫ء‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻀ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺑ‬
‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﺐ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻛ‬‫أ‬
...‫ﺖ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﻌ‬‫ﺗ‬
1986 ‫ﱪ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻓ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻧ‬
Rest
I rest
When I settle down
In an unsettled state
On a huge
Endless white space
I write
TIRED…
Nov. 1986

43. ‫ي‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬
‫ﻪ‬‫ﻔ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ﺗ‬ ‫ن‬‫أ‬ ‫ﻮ‬‫ﻫ‬ ‫ي‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬
‫ي‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ى‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻳ‬
1986
The challenge
The challenge is to discover HE
Who challenges the challenge
1986

44. Sun and Shadows
She sleeps and the
Sun rays caress her
She wonders what
She is doing here
Why not, the sun
Is also there
Should she cover
The sun with, her shadow
So others who are not
Here can see it?
She tries to see their
Shadows In the sun
The Sudan
Feb. 1987

45. ‫اﻟﻈﻼل‬ ‫و‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤﺲ‬
‫ﺗﻼﻋﺒﻬﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤﺲ‬ ‫أﺷﻌﺔ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﺗﻨﺎم‬
‫ﻫﻨﺎ؟‬ ‫وﺟﻮدﻫﺎ‬ ‫ﻋﻦ‬ ‫ﺗﺘﺴﺎءل‬
‫واﺣﺪة‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻟﺸﻤﺲ‬ ،‫ﻻ‬ ‫مل‬
،‫اﻟﺸﻤﺲ‬ ‫ﻋﲆ‬ ‫ﻇﻠﻬﺎ‬ ‫أﻳﻨﻌﻜﺲ‬
‫ﻫﻨﺎ؟‬ ‫ﻟﻴﺴﻮا‬ ‫آﺧﺮون‬ ‫اه‬‫ﺮ‬‫وﻳ‬
‫ﻇﻼﻟﻬﻢ‬ ‫رؤﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﺤﺎول‬
…‫اﻟﺸﻤﺲ‬ ‫ﰲ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻮدان‬
1987 ‫ﺷﺒﺎط‬
‫ة‬‫ﺪ‬ْ‫ﺣ‬َ‫ﻮ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫و‬ ‫ة‬‫ﺪ‬ْ‫ﺣ‬ِ‫ﻮ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ني‬‫ﺑ‬
‫ﺔ‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺔ‬‫ﻛ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺣ‬

46. The Images ‫اﻟﺼﻮر‬

48. Words and Postcards
Text, lay-out and design by May Haddad
‫ز‬‫د‬‫ر‬‫ﺎ‬‫ﻜ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ت‬‫ام‬‫ﻠ‬‫ﻛ‬‫د‬‫ا‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ﻢ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺼ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﺺ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬
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