“ومن عجب أن أهل حارتنا يضحكون! علام يضحكون؟ إنهم يهتفون للمنتصر أياً كان المنتصر، ويهللون للقوي أياً كان القوي، ويسجدون أمام النبابيت، يداوون بذلك كله الرعب الكامن في أعماقهم. غموس اللقمة في حارتنا الهوان. لا يدري أحد متى يجيء دوره ليهوي النبوت على هامته.”
― أولاد حارتنا
― أولاد حارتنا
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ”
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“ﺃﺧﻔﻲ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﻯ ﻭﻣﺪﺍﻣﻌﻲ ﺗﺒﺪﻳﻪ
ﻭﺃﻣﻴﺘﻪ ﻭﺻﺒﺎﺑﺘﻲ ﺗﺤﻴﻴﻪ
ﻭﻣﻌﺬﺑﻲ ﺣﻠﻮ ﺍﻟﺸﻤﺎﺋﻞ ﺃﻫﻴﻒ
ﻗﺪ ﺟﻤﻌﺖ ﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺎﺳﻦ ﻓﻴﻪ
ﻓﻜﺄﻧﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺻﻮﺭﺓ ﻳﻮﺳﻒ
ﻭﻛﺄﻧﻨﻲ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺰﻥ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺃﺑﻴﻪ
ﻳﺎ ﻣﺤﺮﻗﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺎﺭ ﻭﺟﻪ ﻣﺤﺒﻪ
ﻣﻬﻼً ﻓﺈﻥ ﻣﺪﺍﻣﻌﻲ ﺗﻄﻔﻴﻪ
ﺃﺣﺮﻕ ﺑﻬﺎ ﺟﺴﺪﻱ ﻭﻛﻞ ﺟﻮﺍﺭﺣﻲ
ﻭﺍﺣﺮﺹ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻠﺒﻲ ﻓﺈﻧﻚ ﻓﻴﻪ
ﺇﻥ ﺃﻧﻜﺮ ﺍﻟﻌﺸﺎﻕ ﻓﻴﻚ ﺻﺒﺎﺑﺘﻲ
ﻓﺄﻧﺎ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﻯ ﻭﺍﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﻯ ﻭﺃﺧﻴﻪ”
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ﻭﺃﻣﻴﺘﻪ ﻭﺻﺒﺎﺑﺘﻲ ﺗﺤﻴﻴﻪ
ﻭﻣﻌﺬﺑﻲ ﺣﻠﻮ ﺍﻟﺸﻤﺎﺋﻞ ﺃﻫﻴﻒ
ﻗﺪ ﺟﻤﻌﺖ ﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺎﺳﻦ ﻓﻴﻪ
ﻓﻜﺄﻧﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺻﻮﺭﺓ ﻳﻮﺳﻒ
ﻭﻛﺄﻧﻨﻲ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺰﻥ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺃﺑﻴﻪ
ﻳﺎ ﻣﺤﺮﻗﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺎﺭ ﻭﺟﻪ ﻣﺤﺒﻪ
ﻣﻬﻼً ﻓﺈﻥ ﻣﺪﺍﻣﻌﻲ ﺗﻄﻔﻴﻪ
ﺃﺣﺮﻕ ﺑﻬﺎ ﺟﺴﺪﻱ ﻭﻛﻞ ﺟﻮﺍﺭﺣﻲ
ﻭﺍﺣﺮﺹ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻠﺒﻲ ﻓﺈﻧﻚ ﻓﻴﻪ
ﺇﻥ ﺃﻧﻜﺮ ﺍﻟﻌﺸﺎﻕ ﻓﻴﻚ ﺻﺒﺎﺑﺘﻲ
ﻓﺄﻧﺎ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﻯ ﻭﺍﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﻯ ﻭﺃﺧﻴﻪ”
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“I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss. I see the lives for which I lay down my life, peaceful, useful, prosperous and happy. I see that I hold a sanctuary in their hearts, and in the hearts of their descendants, generations hence. It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”
― A Tale of Two Cities
― A Tale of Two Cities
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