هل أقوى على الوداع؟
منذر البكر في شعره يستذكر البصرة وجمالها وطِيبة أهلها وتعايشهم على اختلاف أديانهم ومللهم وقومياتهم وما آل إليه الحال بعد الاحتلال ودمار الانسان والأرض. فهل يودّعها؟
اللوحة المائية للفنان @خالد المدلل
Written by Munthir Al Baker
Watercolour by @Khalid Al Mudallal
To my town Basra
To my birthplace Baghdad
I dare not say goodbye to Iraq
When I remember Iraq
I am blinded by tears
We were brothers and sisters
My neighbour was Christian
My friend was Jewish
My classmate was Mundi
There was no racism
Such harmony!
I will never say goodbye to Iraq
We lived the glory of ancient days
My history entwines with yours
We shared the old world’s civilisation from 5000 B.C. or before
Sumerian’s writing led our thoughts
The glory was in Babylon, the culture was Akkad
The Paradise of Aiden, Adam’s tree flourished in Kurna
Hugging Euphrates and Tigress toward Shat al Arab
The School of Sciences (Al Mustansiria) was a gift to the world
Basrah was the largest date trees forest
Arab Marshes were the old land before civilisation
Iraq’s land is floating on a lake of oil, gas and minerals
We had all means and resources to be the wealthiest
I will never say goodbye to Iraq
I am sorry to see nowadays
The corruption of governments taints our world
Iraq is crumbling in city and village
Seeking aid from the World Bank and other countries
The community went to
Hatred, revenge and devotion to death
Iraq is going into steep decline
Iraqis are begging countries for residence and to give sanctuary to immigrants and refugees
The politics have entered a dark tunnel with no light at the end
I lament as I now say goodbye to Iraq
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