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  1. One of the Andalusian Terza Rima translated by me

    Quote Originally Posted by Mohammad Ahmad View Post
    Andalusian Terza Rima

    The poem belonged to a poet from the Andlusian period, I translated the poem from Arabic to English, I am quietly acquainted that this poem is not translated as a free translation, but as I heard that it was sold in the European bookshops , one of them said to me your translation is better than those...
    I didn't produce the Arabic origin because I know no one here is understanding the Arabic language.

    What is terza rima?
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  2. Journey to unknown

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    Journey to unknown

    Poem written by

    Mohammad Ahmad



    Iraq – Mosul



    Rugged ground and our horses have aching feet
    Rainy clouds and heron bird leaves its nest
    Heavy rain and our friends cannot tent
    We interred a cave to escape from wet
    A trip to unknown we had into serious fate
    Our horses were fatigued and our breads became wet.
    We
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  3. Fever....Fever...Fever...

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    Winter comes and it can calm the fever


    Long poem written by

    Mohammad Mahmud Ahmad


    Iraq- Mosul



    Fever… Fever… Fever…
    Who can endure the fever?
    What damage causes the fever?
    Headache… backache…sever body pains….
    Two weeks ago or more, I suffer…
    Griefs fill my faded eyes at gloomy moments…
    Felt as if I was put on unfathomable valley…
    My emotions,
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  4. Let people determine their dream

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    Let people determine their dream

    Verses written by the Iraqi translator

    Mohammad Mahmud Ahmad


    Earth would complain and close its window.
    Sever obstacles denote to harm future from now…
    What can we do if politics turn mad?
    Alas! Our fate nowadays turns on evils hand…
    Sever cautions of sever melancholy dreams…
    A child beseeches Allah in crying terms…
    O, meadow let me taking a nap for a while…
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  5. The hen that adopts ostrich's nestling-poem for children

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    The hen that adopts ostrich's nestling

    Written by

    Mohammad Mahmud Ahmad


    The rooster sees a large egg one day
    It has two colours white and gray.
    He steals it from a poor bird's nest.
    When he comes back from another way

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    The rooster asks the sparrow, is it yours?
    The sparrow astonishes and flees away.
    Staggering, cursing the occasion of that day
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