"وَنَحْنُ نُحِبُّ الحَيَاةَ إذَا مَا اسْتَطَعْنَا إِلَيْهَا سَبِيلاَ وَنَرْقُصُ بَيْنَ شَهِيدْينِ نَرْفَعُ مِئْذَنَةً لِلْبَنَفْسَجِ بَيْنَهُمَا أَوْ نَخِيلاَ نُحِبُّ الحَيَاةَ إِذَا مَا اسْتَطَعْنَا إِلَيْهَا سَبِيلاَ"
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And we love life if we find a way to it. We dance in between martyrs and raise a minaret for violet or palm trees. We love life if we find a way to it. — English translation of Fady Joudah found in Joy: 100 Poems (2017) Arabic text: Recording of Darwish reciting in Arabic: [https://youtube.com/watch?v=xrOxYR1jnxM
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Mahmoud Darwish
Mahmoud Darwish (13 March 1941 – 9 August 2008) was a Palestinian poet and author who was widely regarded as Palestine's national poet.
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