Mahmoud Darwish《As Almond Flower》

Mahmoud Darwish是巴勒斯坦最著名的诗人，已于2008年8月9日去世。As Almond Flower是他的一首诗的名字。Almond Flower直译是“杏花”，是指在中东土地上常见的一种看上去脆弱、普通、而又极有生命力的小花。

Mahmoud Darwish的成名作:

…

Write down!

I am an Arab

You have stolen the orchards of my ancestors

And the land which I cultivated

Along with my children

And you left nothing for us

Except for these rocks

…

1998年写的诗:

One day I shall become what I want.

One day I shall become a thought

Which no sword will carry

To the wasteland nor no book;

as if it were rain falling on a mountain

split by a burgeoning blade of grass where neither has power won

nor fugitive justice.

One day I shall become a bird

And wrest my being from my non-being.

The longer my wings will burn

The closer I am to the truth

Risen from the ashes.

逝世前的最后一首诗:

He said: Will you bargain with me now?

I said: For what would you bargain

In this grave?

He said: Over my share and your share of this common grave

I said: Of what use is that?

Time has passed us by

Our fate is an exception to the rule

Here lie a killer and the killed asleep in one hole

And it remains for another poet to write the end of the script.

试译最后那首：

他说：咱们来讲讲价？

我说：为什么而讲价

在这样的坟墓里？

他说：为在这公墓里你占多少我占多少

我说：那有何用？

流光已把人抛，

我们的命运不合常规

这里躺着一个杀手和一个被杀者，困在同一个墓穴

来盖棺论定的是另一个诗人。