Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Great Regulars: My stories, which were short

Grew fast . . . and have lost their charm of innocence
I bereave for a time that has since passed
And today there is no more time for reading . . .

The actual number of words in Arabic is less than half of the words above (with every effort made to make the translation as concise as possible). Yet, the choice of words is so expressive.

from Yemen Times: Literary Corner: Dead, but still he is in good health

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