Asmaa Dwaima: ‘A Sentence About Death’
A Sentence About Death By Asmaa Dwaima Translated by the ArabLit collective I would have been happy to die a martyr, but not in the way I see people dying […]
Poetry
Poetry in Translation: A Bouquet of Flowers to ‘Wad el-Makki’
Renowned Sudanese poet Mohammed el-Makki Ibrahim composed this poem many years back. It depicts deep yearning for Al Madinah Al Munawarah, the second holiest city in Islam and home to […]
Heba Al-Agha’s ‘Free Poems in the Autumn’
This poem was composed on September 13, 2024, as the first signs of autumn arrive. Free Poems in the Autumn By Heba Al-Agha Translated by Julia Choucair Vizoso How […]
New Poetry by Nasser Rabah: ‘Amjad’
Poet and short-story writer Nasser Rabah is on the list of finalists for this year’s Arabic Flash Fiction Prize from ArabLit and Komet Kashakeel. He and translator Wiam El-Tamami share […]
New Poetry in Translation: Somaya Elsousi’s ‘Her Scent’
For the next several Wednesdays, ArabLit will be running a series of poems by Somaya Elsousi, a Palestinian poet from Gaza who now lives in Norway. You can read more […]
New Poetry in Translation: ‘The Seagulls are the Gateway of the Sea’
For the next several Wednesdays, ArabLit will be running a series of poems by Somaya Elsousi, a Palestinian poet from Gaza who now lives in Norway. You can read more […]
New Poetry of the Now by Basman Eldirawi
The Moment By Basman Eldirawi The saddest part is that we don’t know what the saddest part is Is it this moment? The next moment? Is the moment when […]
Fady Joudah: ‘How Is Your Devastation Today?’
This poem also appears on Mizna. How Is Your Devastation Today? By Fady Joudah Did a particular morning birdsong visit it? Did innocent grumbling about a meaningless desire that has […]
New Poetry for Ismail Al-Ghoul and Rami Al-Rifi
For Ismail Al-Ghoul and Rami Al-Rifi By Heba Al-Agha Translated by Julia Choucair Vizoso No grief to bear in this city no wall to weep on no helmet […]