Youstina Sameh

“أدمنت احزاني
فصرت اخاف ان لا احزنا
I got addicted to my sorrows,
Until I have gotten scared of not being sorrowed.

وطعنت آلافا من المرات
حتى صار يوجعني بان لا اطعنا
And I was stabbed thousands of times,
Until it felt painful not to be stabbed.

ولعنت في كل اللغات
حتى صار يقلقني بان لا العنا
And I was cursed in all the languages,
Until I started being nervous of not being cursed.

ولقد تشابهت كل البلاد
فلا ارى نفسي هناك، ولا ارى نفسي هنا
And all the countries seemed the same,
That I don't see myself there, And I don't see myself here.”
― Nizar Qabbani

“The cure for pain is in the pain.”
― Rumi

“عفويةً كُوني وإلا فاسكتي .. فلقد مَلَلتُ حديثكِ المتميعا”
― نزار قباني, الرسم بالكلمات

“Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.”
― Paulo Coelho