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Ahmed Fouad Negm. Egypt's Revolutionary Poet. English-Arabic Translation (Paperback)
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Ahmed Fouad Negm. Egypt's Revolutionary Poet. English-Arabic Translation (Paperback)
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This edition comprises the English-Arabic translation and analysis
of the poetry of Ahmed Fouad Negm. The work of poet Ahmed Fouad
Negm has sparked flashes from my past, as all his sceneries,
vernacular, and intimate connection to the poorest peasants of
Egypt revived my dormant memories as never before. Negm's brilliant
and acute artistic senses enabled him to spare great traditional
rituals from the sprawl of urbanization and global invasion of
foreign cultures, throughout all corners of the universe. His
unwavering expression of ideas, over many decades ahead of his own
generation, has concluded mostly in realistic prophecies. That made
the profane and rejected poet a true prophet of his era. The myth
of how a poor orphaned city dweller could have expanded his
knowledge, where many affluent figures of society failed to attain,
invoked my deepest curiosity. The poem "Ward," or "Al Anbarra" in
Arabic, is an emotional depiction of the salute of release of an
imprisoned person by the prison guards. This is a traditional
Opera-styled salute executed by all prison guards when a release
order arrives "Al-Anbara" Waaaaaaaaaaard .. All hear me I Shook the
dice.. Never aided me even once Gambled with dowry and tipping..
Over One Imprisonment for the free... Even was bitter Not once
..Reminded me with repentance of that turn Not once The first to
the Prophet .. The second to Ayoub .. Third my solitude.. And the
Fourth the fate of And the fifth..That bullied Must end up defeated
The first, O Prophet liberator of man, the balsam for the afflicted
and rescue of the oppressed Honored the class of men over all
animals And raised the sword of guidance higher against tyranny And
shouted O my people .. At all times Injustice if ever rules .. And
right if ever demeaned Deprives you of rain and harvest and
civilization Seas turn thirsty - In man and plants Snakes run
loose.. Vultures fill skies Ruin falls on the mountain and the
valley and the plains Light parts skies.. Moon's face disappear
Sight lost in blindness and darkness and grief And fear topples
humans by the cruelty of the jailer People fear each other ..Scare
Sultan The Second, I said, Ayoub and I are two examples Ayoub when
afflicted...Ayoub persevered two days Stories about Ayoub gave him
two names Considered amongst prophets and illuminators together And
my patience here ..in the asylum is two My patience for snatching
me ..from knowledge and love My patience on ..the rule of the age
The bully among us rules ..and the bully's rule shame Rule of
animals over men ..rule of two horns I swear by the grave of
prophet ..Mohamed with his straight eyes One day, will be
erected..two scales not one I look with satisfaction for ..justice
in the two scales And the Third, my solitude ..in the world of
bullies The bully is protected.. the free is afflicted The jerk
when empowered ..hired few drummers Hustlers, imposters, thieves,
and muggers Those who love the prophet ..give another applause
Dancing spread in the country right and left Flesh exposed.. Rose
above words Sounds of tunes unheard..Lyrics of poetry unnoticed
Strangulated words of sons..Tunes of bracelets One for the one God
Two for the seriousness of Hussein Three for the misery of envy
Four for the printing ink Five for my living will Six for coming
tomorrow Seven for my broken heart Eight for the wanting of fellows
Nine for the world at large Ten for the traitor insect I inform all
of you that the prison is a fence .. I inform all of you that the
thought is a light I inform all of you that the prison is senile I
inform all of you that its door is fragile I inform all of you that
the revolution is a thought I inform all of you that it will become
a memorial I promise all of you that the gathering is tomorrow And
the light within us and you.. Friends.
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