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قمر على سمرقند

by Mohamed Mansi Qandil

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Jul 07, 2021 06:55AM

“We women, when we’re searching for a meaning to our lives or for the path of knowledge, always identify with one of four classic archetypes.
The Virgin (and I’m not speaking here of a sexual virgin) is the one whose search springs from her complete independence, and everything she learns is the fruit of her ability to face challenges alone.
The Martyr finds her way to self-knowledge through pain, surrender and suffering.
The Saint finds her true reason for living in unconditional love and in her ability to give without asking anything in return.
Finally, the Witch justifies her existence by going in search of complete and limitless pleasure.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello

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“What do you want? You can't want to be happy, because that's too easy and too boring. You can't want only to love, because that's impossible. What do you want? You want to justify your life, to live it as intensely as possible. That is at once a trap and a source of ecstasy. Try to be alert to that danger and experience the joy and the adventure of being that woman who is beyond the image reflected in the mirror.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello

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“وهنا فى قلب مدينتنا ..
يتعلم كل غلام ..
ما معنى صمت الأفواه .. الأقلام ..
مامعنى أى كلام يخلو من أى كلام ..
مامعنى أن تخرس فى القلب «لماذا ؟» ..
أو «كيف ؟» و «أين ؟» و «لم لا ؟» ..
وجميع علامات الاستفهام ..
لا تبقى إلا الـ «مش معقول »..
أللامعقول ..
لاتبقى غير علامات تعجب ..
ورويداً يغدو العجب ذهول ..
ورويداً تنصب خيمات الصمت على المعقول ..
الصمت .. الصمت ..
ويحل على الغلمان ظلام الموت ..
والواحد بعد الأخر .. يسكت صوت ..
بعد الصوت ..”
― نجيب سرور, بروتوكولات حكماء ريش

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“Don't be like those people who believe in "positive thinking" and tell themselves that they're loved and strong and capable. You don't need to do that because you know it already. And when you doubt it — which happens, I think, quite often at this stage of evolution — do as I suggested. Instead of trying to prove that you're better than you think, just laugh. Laugh at your worries and insecurities. View your anxieties with humor. It will be difficult at first, but you'll gradually get used to it. Now go back and meet all those people who think you know everything. Convince yourself that they're right, because we all know everything, it's merely a question of believing.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello

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“البحر بيضحك ليه
و أنا نازلة أدلع أملا القلل

البحر غضبان مابيضحكش
أصل الحكاية ماتضحكش
البحر جرحه مابيدبلش
و جرحنا ولا عمره دبل

و البحر بيضحك ليه
و أنا نازلة أدلع أملا القلل

مساكين بنضحك م البلوه
زي الديوك و الروح حلوه
سارقاهام السكين حموه
ولسه جوه القلب أمل !

و البحر بيضحك ليه
و أنا نازلة أدلع أملا القلل

قللنا فخارها قناوي
بتقول حكاوي و غناوي
يا قلة الذل أنا ناوي
ما أشرب و لو في الميّه عسل

و البحر بيضحك ليه
و أنا نازلة أدلع أملا القلل

ياما ملينا و ملينا
لغيرنا .. و عشطنا ساقينا
صابرين و بحر ما يروينا
شايلين بدال العلّة علل

و البحر بيضحك ليه
و أنا نازلة أدلع أملا القلل

في بالي ياما و على بالي
و اللي بيعشق ما يبالي
مايهمنيش من عزالي
يا حلوة لو مرسالي وصل

و البحر بيضحك ليه
و أنا نازلة أدلع أملا القلل

بيني و بينك سور ورا سور
و أنا لا مارد و لا عصفور
في ايدي ناي و الناي مكسور
و صبحت أنا في العشق مثل

و البحر بيضحك ليه
و أنا نازلة أدلع أملا القلل”
― نجيب سرور, منين أجيب ناس

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