{"id":34625,"date":"2013-10-14T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T11:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=34625"},"modified":"2015-05-06T08:58:56","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T07:58:56","slug":"lets-give-war-a-chance-in-english-and-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2013\/10\/lets-give-war-a-chance-in-english-and-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Give War a Chance [In English and Arabic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i>So that \/ Politicians can be tattooed \/ With dark blotches \/ On their foreheads \/ Of religiosity\u2026 <\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">1<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u064a\u064e\u0645\u0634\u0650\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064f\u0628\u064f\u0651<br \/>\n\u062d\u0627\u0641\u0650\u064a\u0627\u064b\u064a\u064e\u0637\u0631\u064f\u0642\u064f<br \/>\n\u0623\u0628\u0648\u0627\u0628\u064e \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064e\u0646\u0627\u062f\u0650\u0642<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nLove can walk about<br \/>\nBarefoot, knocking at<br \/>\nThe doors of trenches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">2<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u062a\u064e\u0644\u0628\u0633\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064e\u0631\u0627\u0634\u064e\u0629\u064f<br \/>\n\u0648\u0627\u0642\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u062f\u0631\u0650<br \/>\n\u0639\u0650\u0646\u062f\u064e \u0628\u0648\u064e\u0651\u0627\u0628\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u0643\u064f\u0644\u0650\u0651 \u0632\u064e\u0647\u0631\u0629<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nButterflies can wear<br \/>\nChest armors<br \/>\nAt the gate of every rose<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">3<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u062a\u064f\u0643\u064e\u0634\u0650\u0651\u0631\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0645\u0633\u064f<br \/>\n\u0639\u0646 \u0623\u0646\u064a\u0627\u0628\u0650\u0647\u0627<br \/>\n\u0648\u064a\u064e\u062d\u062a\u064e\u0631\u0650\u0642\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a\u0644<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nThe sun can bare<br \/>\nIts teeth<br \/>\nAnd the night can burn away<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">4<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u0646\u064e\u0628\u062f\u064e\u0623\u0628\u0650\u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u062f\u0650\u0651<br \/>\n\u0643\u0645 \u0631\u064e\u0623\u0633\u0627\u064b<br \/>\n\u0646\u062d\u062a\u0627\u062c\u064f \u0644\u0650\u0646\u064f\u0641\u0650\u064a\u0636\u064e \u0646\u0647\u0631<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nWe can start counting down<br \/>\nThe number of heads<br \/>\nWe will need to overflow the river<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">5<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u0646\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0643\u0650\u064a\u064e<br \/>\n\u0642\u0650\u0635\u064e\u0635\u0627\u064b \u0644\u0650\u0623\u064e\u0637\u0641\u0627\u0644\u064d \u0645\u064f\u0634\u0648\u064e\u0651\u0647\u0650\u064a\u0646<br \/>\n\u0639\u0646 \u201c\u0645\u064f\u0641\u064e\u062e\u064e\u0651\u062e\u0629\u064d \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0628\u0650\u0644\u0627\u062f\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0628\u201d<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nWe can tell the tales<br \/>\nOf disfigured children<br \/>\nAbout \u201cA booby-trap in the lands of wonders\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">6<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u0646\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u062b\u0651\u0631\u064e<br \/>\n\u0628\u0650\u0623\u062c\u0633\u0627\u062f\u064d \u0645\u064f\u0646\u062a\u064e\u0641\u0650\u062e\u064e\u0629\u064d \u0628\u0650\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0644\u0627\u0645<br \/>\n\u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0623\u0631\u0635\u0650\u0641\u064e\u0629\u064d \u0633\u064e\u0648\u0652\u062f\u0627\u0621<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nWe can stumble over<br \/>\nCorpses bloated with dreams<br \/>\nOn dark sidewalks<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">7<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u0646\u0631\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u064e\u0637\u064e\u0646\u064e<br \/>\n\u0645\u0650\u062b\u0644\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0651\u0627\u062d\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0637\u0639\u064e\u0646\u064f \u0623\u064a\u064e\u0651\u0627\u0645\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627<br \/>\n\u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0641\u0650\u0631\u0627\u0634\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064f\u0644\u064f\u0645<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nWe can witness the nation,<br \/>\nLike a murderer, stab our lives<br \/>\nOn a blanket of dreams<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">8<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652 \u0646\u0631\u0649<br \/>\n\u0627\u0644\u062f\u064f\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0631\u064e \u064a\u062a\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0651\u0639\u064f<br \/>\n\u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0645\u0631\u0623\u0629\u064d \u062c\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0629<br \/>\n\u0641\u0650\u064a \u0644\u064a\u0644\u0629\u064d \u062e\u0627\u0646\u0650\u0642\u0629<br \/>\nSo that we can see<br \/>\nDollars flirting<br \/>\nWith a beautiful lady<br \/>\nIn a choking night<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">9<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u062a\u064e\u0641\u0631\u0650\u0634\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u064f\u0651<br \/>\n\u062c\u0646\u0627\u062d\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u0649\u0623\u0637\u0641\u0627\u0644\u064d \u0645\u064e\u0630\u0639\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0646\u064e<br \/>\n\u0648\u062a\u064e\u0644\u062a\u0642\u0650\u0637\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0646\u0627\u0628\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0628\u0650\u0623\u062f\u0639\u0650\u064a\u064e\u062a\u0650\u0647\u0627<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nA mother can<br \/>\nSpread her wings over her petrified children<br \/>\nAnd catch bombs with her prayers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">11<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652 \u062a\u062a\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0644\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0648\u062d\u062f\u064e\u0629\u064f<br \/>\n\u0648\u062a\u062d\u062a\u064e\u0636\u0650\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0631\u0627\u0645\u0650\u0644<br \/>\nSo that loneliness can sneak in<br \/>\nAnd hold the widows in its embrace<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">12<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u0646\u064e\u0633\u0645\u064e\u0639\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0648\u064a\u0644\u064e<br \/>\n\u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0639\u064e\u0635\u0627\u0641\u0650\u064a\u0631\u064e<br \/>\n\u062d\u064f\u0631\u0650\u0651\u0642\u064e\u062a\u0623\u0639\u0634\u064e\u0627\u0634\u064f\u0647\u0627<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nWe can hear the wailing<br \/>\nOf sparrows<br \/>\nWhose nests have turned to ashes<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">13<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u0646\u062a\u064e\u062e\u064e\u062b\u064e\u0651\u0631\u064e\u0645\u0639\u064e \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0645\u0650<br \/>\n\u0648\u0646\u064f\u062a\u0631\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0643\u0623\u0631\u0642\u0627\u0645\u064d<br \/>\n\u0641\u0650\u064a \u0633\u0650\u062c\u0650\u0644\u064d\u0651 \u0628\u0627\u0631\u0650\u062f<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nWe can clot with blood<br \/>\nAnd be left as numbers<br \/>\nIn a cold record<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">14<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u064a\u064f\u0648\u0634\u064e\u0645\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0650\u064a\u0627\u0633\u0650\u064a\u064f\u0651\u0648\u0646<br \/>\n\u0639\u0627\u0647\u0627\u062a\u064d \u0633\u0648\u062f\u0627\u0621<br \/>\n\u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062c\u0628\u064a\u0646\u0650\u0647\u0650\u0645\u064f<br \/>\n\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u062a\u064e\u062f\u064e\u064a\u0650\u0651\u0646<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nPoliticians can be tattooed<br \/>\nWith dark blotches<br \/>\nOn their foreheads<br \/>\nOf religiosity<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">15<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u0646\u064e\u0644\u062a\u0642\u0650\u0637\u064e<br \/>\n\u0642\u0646\u0627\u0628\u0650\u0644\u064e \u0628\u0634\u064e\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0651\u0629<br \/>\n\u062e\u0644\u0641\u064e\u0623\u0633\u0648\u0627\u0631\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0646<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nWe can catch<br \/>\nHuman bombs<br \/>\nFrom behind the walls of religion<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">16<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u0646\u0642\u062a\u0631\u0650\u0628\u064e \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u062a\u0650<br \/>\n\u0648\u0646\u062a\u064e\u062d\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0651\u0633\u064e\u0623\u0638\u0627\u0641\u0650\u0631\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0628\u064e\u0634\u0650\u0639\u0629\u0650<br \/>\n\u0641\u0650\u064a \u0638\u064f\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0637\u064e\u0646<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nWe can draw closer to death<br \/>\nAnd feel its disgusting claws<br \/>\nIn the nation\u2019s darkness<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">17<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652 \u0646\u0628\u0642\u0649<br \/>\n\u0645\u064e\u062d\u0635\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0646\u064e<br \/>\n\u0641\u064a \u0646\u064f\u0642\u0637\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u062f\u064e\u0645\u064d<br \/>\n\u0633\u0642\u064e\u0637\u064e\u062a \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0633\u064f\u0631\u064e\u0651\u0629\u0650<br \/>\n\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e<br \/>\nSo that we can remain<br \/>\nTrapped<br \/>\nIn a drop of blood<br \/>\nThat has fallen from the navel<br \/>\nOf history<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">18<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u0646\u0646\u0627\u0645\u064e \u0648\u0646\u064e\u062d\u0644\u064f\u0645\u064e<br \/>\n\u0628\u0650\u062d\u064f\u0631\u0648\u0628\u064d \u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u0629<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nWe can sleep and dream<br \/>\nOf new wars<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">19<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u062a\u0628\u0642\u0649 \u0623\u063a\u0627\u0646\u0650\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0628<br \/>\n\u0643\u0639\u064f\u0634\u0650\u0651 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0646\u0627\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0631\u0650<br \/>\n\u0641\u064a \u0630\u0627\u0643\u0650\u0631\u064e\u062a\u0650\u0646\u0627<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nThe songs of wars can remain<br \/>\nEchoing in our memories<br \/>\nLike a hornet\u2019s nest<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">20<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u0646\u064e\u0633\u0631\u0650\u0642\u064e \u0644\u062d\u0638\u064e\u0629\u064e \u062d\u064f\u0628\u0650\u0651<br \/>\n\u0633\u0642\u064e\u0637\u064e\u062a \u0633\u064e\u0647\u0652\u0648\u0627\u064b<br \/>\n\u0645\u0650\u0646 \u062c\u064f\u062b\u064e\u0651\u0629\u0650 \u0645\u062c\u0647\u0648\u0644\u0629\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u064e\u0648\u0650\u064a\u0651\u0629<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nWe can steal a moment of love<br \/>\nThat fell off inadvertently<br \/>\nFrom an unidentified body<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">21<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u0646\u0646\u0634\u064f\u0631\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064f\u0651\u0639\u0631\u064e<br \/>\n\u0641\u064a \u0642\u064f\u0644\u0648\u0628\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u064e\u0645\u0627\u0645\u0627\u062a\u0650<br \/>\n\u0648\u0647\u0650\u064a\u064e \u062a\u064f\u0635\u0644\u0650\u0651\u064a<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nWe can spread horror<br \/>\nIn the hearts of doves<br \/>\nAs they pray<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">22<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u0646\u064f\u0644\u0635\u0650\u0642\u064e \u0648\u0631\u062f\u064e\u0629\u064b<br \/>\n\u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062c\u064f\u062b\u0651\u0629\u0650 \u0643\u064f\u0644\u0650\u0651 \u0634\u0647\u064a\u062f\u064d<br \/>\n\u0644\u0645 \u064a\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0645\u0646\u064e\u0651\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0647\u0627\u062f\u0629<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nWe can stick a rose<br \/>\nOn the corpse of every martyr<br \/>\nThat did not wish for martyrdom<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">23<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u0646\u064f\u0644\u0648\u0650\u0651\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u064e\u0645\u064e<br \/>\n\u0628\u0650\u0644\u0648\u0646\u064d \u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f<br \/>\n\u062e\u064e\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0637\u064c<br \/>\n\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0645\u0650<br \/>\n\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0642\u064f\u0628\u062d\u0650<br \/>\n\u0648\u0627\u0644\u062c\u064f\u0646\u064f\u0648\u0646<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nWe can paint the world<br \/>\nWith a new color<br \/>\nBlended with<br \/>\nBlood<br \/>\nUgliness<br \/>\nAnd Insanity<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">24<br \/>\n\u0643\u064e\u064a\u0652<br \/>\n\u0646\u0633\u062a\u064e\u0642\u0628\u0650\u0644\u064e \u0641\u064a \u0628\u064f\u064a\u064f\u0648\u062a\u0650\u0646\u0627<br \/>\n\u0636\u064f\u064a\u064f\u0648\u0641\u0627\u064b<br \/>\n\u0644\u0627 \u0646\u064e\u0639\u0631\u0650\u0641\u064f\u0647\u064f\u0645<br \/>\n\u064a\u062d\u0645\u0650\u0644\u0648\u0646\u064e \u0646\u064f\u0639\u0648\u0634\u064e\u0646\u0627<br \/>\nSo that<br \/>\nWe can welcome in our homes<br \/>\nGuests<br \/>\nUnknown to us<br \/>\nAnd who carry our coffins<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">______________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i>Faiza Sultan is writer and translator, born in Iraqi Kurdistan, living in Seattle, Washington. \u00a0\u00a0Her first book of poems,\u00a0<\/i>Fragments: A Dream, a Love and a War,<i> is forthcoming.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fpif.org\/poem-lets-give-war-chance\/\" >Go to Original \u2013 fpif.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So that \/ Politicians can be tattooed \/ With dark blotches \/ On their foreheads \/ Of religiosity\u2026 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