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We Are Accused Of Terrorism

We are accused of

If we dare to write about the remains of a

That is scattered in pieces and in

In decadence and

About a homeland that is searching for a

And about a nation that no longer has a

About a homeland that has nothing left of its great ancient

But that of wailing and

About a homeland that has nothing in its

Of freedoms of different types and

About a homeland that forbids us from buying a

Or listen to

About a homeland where all birds are always not allowed to

About a homeland that out of horror, its writers are using invisible

About a homeland that resembles poetry in our

Improvised, imported, loose and of no

Of foreign tongue and

Detached from Man and Land, ignoring their plight as a

About a homeland to the negotiating table

Without a dignity or

About a

That no more has steadfast

With only women

Bitterness is in our mouthsin our talkin our

Will draught also plague our souls as a legacy passed to us from ancient times?

Our nation has nobody left, even the less

No one to say "NO" in the face of those who gave up our homebread and

Turning our colorful history into a

We have not a single honest

That has not lost its virginity in a ruler's

We grew accustomed to

Then what is left of

If he is comfortable with that?

I search the books of

For men of greatness to deliver us from

To save our women from fires' brutalityI search for men of

But all I find is frightened

Fearing for their

From the authority of

Are we hit by national

Or are we suffering from color

We are accused of

If we refuse to

Under Israeli

That is hampering our

Our

Our Bible and our

Our prophets'

If that is our sin and

Then terrorism is

We are accused of

If we refuse to be wiped

By barbarians, the Mongols or the

If we choose to stone the fragile security

Which was sacked by the king of

We are accused of

If we refuse to negotiate the

And reach out for a

America is fighting the cultures of

Because it lacks

And against the civilizations because it needs

It is a gigantic structure but without a

We are accused of

If we refuse current

Where America  the arrogant the mighty the

Became a sworn interpreter of Hebrew.

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Nizar Qabbani

Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani (21 March 1923 – 30 April 1998) was a Syrian diplomat, poet, writer and publisher. His poetic style combines simplicity and…

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