3. ahlil ibran
Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese artist, poet, and writer. He
studied art and began his literary career, writing in both
English and Arabic. His romantic style was at the heart of a
renaissance in modern Arabic literature, especially prose
poetry. He is chiefly known in the English-speaking world for
his 1923 book The Prophet, an early example of inspirational
fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in
poetic English prose.
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5. The poem song of the rain is
about the general overview of rain
formation, its beauty, importance
and attributes. The poem also
expresses the power behind rain
and also puts rain as one of the
intentional occurrences in universal
7. The rain is divine. It falls from the sky it
appears to be like
silver threads. It is dropped by the god. As
it drops down on
the earth it spreads all over the fields and
8. I am beautiful pearls, plucked from the
Crown of Ishtar by the daughter of
Dawn
To embellish the gardens.
Interpretation:
The poet has compared the rain drops with pearls. The
daughter of dawn, Aurora, plucks these pearls from the
crown of Ishtar. She then uses rain to decorate the
gardens. Thus rain is something that brings beauty.
9. When I cry the hills laugh;
When I humble myself the flowers rejoice;
When I bow, all things are elated.
10. The field and the cloud are lovers
And between them I am a messenger of mercy.
I quench the thirst of one;
I cure the ailment of the other.
The field refers to earth and the clouds refer to
the heaven. The rain as a messenger between
the two and connects them as it is divine. The
earth is dry, it needs water as water is an elixir
of life. When it rains, the clouds burst and they
are relieved. The rain from the clouds
quenches the thirst of the earth.
11. Interpretation:
Rainfalls accompanied by thundering and soon
after the rain falls the rainbow appears in the sky
as if it is informing the earth about the departure
of the rain. The rain is as short lived as is the
man’s life on earth. It comes and goes just as a
12. I emerge from the heart of the sea
Soar with the breeze. When I see a field in
Need, I descend and embrace the flowers and
The trees in a million little ways.
The poet has
described the rain
here in a scientific
way. The water
evaporates from
the sea sky and
the water vapors
accumulate in the
clouds. These fall
down on the earth
in the form of rain
13. I touch gently at the windows with my
Soft fingers, and my announcement is a
Welcome song. All can hear, but only
The sensitive can understand
The rain falls gently and its sound is a
proclamation of its arrival on the earth.
At the same time its sound echoes
which makes the rain feel that it is
being welcomed. Every one hears the
sound of rain but those who are
sensitive really recognize its
significance.
