Long Habib Poems

No Sin for a Mirror

 Arabic Poem by: Habib Al-Samir*

Translated Into English by:

Inaam Al-Hashimi (Gold_N_Silk)

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In a room,

Bordered by the sun on the right

And the moon on the left,

A mirror stands

On a smooth wall

Exposing or concealing...

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PERSERVERANCE BREEDS SUCCESS

Jss One was an insult, I cried
Like time should hit full stop,
My breakfast was sweet without
Salt,
My parents tasted like this evil
Citrus,
I continued to hide like Air Force
Was only for my seniors.

Jss Two arrived...

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I’ve understood
This annoying lover lockdown won't let me leave free anymore
No, I don't know anything divine; no oracle I have
But I have to say goodbye to the lover of a joke called lockdown

From tomorrow I...

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IMAGINE  NIGERIA.
Imagine  Nigeria,
Becoming  a  sweet  fruit
Like  my  orange  juice,
Imagine  Nigeria
With  patriotic  youths
Who  speck  truth  and
Make  my  future  look
Good,
Imagine...

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i read and hear online the words 
from the other side of the world, 
the bearded angst and deeply rutted face 
of a soul with far, far too much 
sorrow to carry.

my eyes well, as...

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Mama was going to be very busy today
(very busy cos it was Saturday)
There were jobs and work to do 
Piles of clothes and washing too
Usually she would be preoccupied
And the children will have a day...

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CELEBRATED  HEADACHE.
This  Ota  farmer  recognized  as  
Africans  kobo
Copper  coin  with  a  fluctuating  photo,
You  load  tomorrow’s  volt  into  this
Over...

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LIFE  OF  PAUL.
I  gave  birth  to  paul,
On  the  third  day  of  
This  month, he  was
Layed  in  my  silver
Cloth, with...

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REMEMBER  MY  VICTORY.
On  this  tattered  mat  I  yarn,
Bitten  up  my  rusty  thumb,
Reviewing  all  have  lost  to  dust.
This  sophisticated...

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DAMAGED  THE  ARRANGED.
Our  cloud signals  change  for
Rebirth  per  heard,
I  fear  as  tears  soak  many
Shirts,
We  have  stirred  with  different
Chefs, still,...

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AT  FIFTY-TWO  CARRYING  MILK  TOOTH.
Oh  Nigeria
I  speck  as  a  barren  sister
Mirage  that  darkness  glitters,
Oh  Nigeria
Principals  with  voiceless  whispers
Ministers...

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GOD's SPECIAL LOVE
During mix up of this recipe
My ink freeze carrying a fragile
Destiny.
Sending songs of hanger to
My Lord,
I need to be part of this conventional
list for all His special Love,
Father Benjamin Franklin and 
Pa Da...

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ONE WRONG EVERYONE SUFFERS.
Rhythm  of  beats  appease  the  fillings
Collaboration  of  strings  makes  the  
Jingles,
This  could  sound  simple.
It  takes  lots ...

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BOKO  HARAM’S  BLUEPRINT.
Happy  worshipers  dance,
Sending  praises  to  her
Redeemer.
Sound  from  guns  is  the  instrument
That  intercepts  every  song,
Bomb  has  become...

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BOKO  HARAM’S  BLUEPRINT.
Happy  worshipers  dance,
Sending  praises  to  her
Redeemer.
Sound  from  guns  is  the  instrument
That  intercepts  every  song,
Bomb  has  become...

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AGONY  OF  RIVER  NIGER.
These  morning  as  the  cock
Crocks
In  need  of  tasty  quality  maize
Not  minding  a  truck  load,
No  hipped...

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JUNE THIRD,TWENTY TWELVE
The unfriendly plane came, baked
With an arrogant fire flame courtesy
Dana air space,
As my land begins to shake
Steady crates of eggs collapse
And break
Her waste ran fast as the sun ray,
Tears became the spice of...

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ROMANTIC SURVEILLANCE
Friday came with a change
The incubated hen got laid,
On this platter of grace shaped
Into spade,
Her beauty flows faster than
The rain
Washes through my vain
As I read within her photo and
Her lips says,
Hello my charming male,
Project...

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DEEPER  THAN  TEARS.
Mummy  is  blessed,
Binta Sadiq  isn’t  dead,
As  I  progress  to  search
Beside  her  bed.
What  letters  do  I  forfeit?
For ...

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DEEPER  THAN  TEARS.
Mummy  is  blessed,
Binta Sadiq  isn’t  dead,
As  I  progress  to  search
Beside  her  bed.
What  letters  do  I  forfeit?
For ...

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DEEPER  THAN  TEARS.
Mummy  is  blessed,
Binta Sadiq  isn’t  dead,
As  I  progress  to  search
Beside  her  bed.
What  letters  do  I  forfeit?
For ...

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THE  EMPERORS  BIRTHDAY.
Do  you  perceive  this  pleasant
Radiant  of  whisked  egg?
In  nakedness  of  darkness
Smell,
I  present  my  speech
On  this  segment,
Please...

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WORDS  SO  SWEET.
I  pronounce  your  heart
My  target  point.
You  have  no  spear  this
Why  I  continue  to  hunt  fear.
I  heard...

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AFRICAN KID's, KING OF THE STREETS.
 
From the ignition of time
Where spirit of wine loves every
Mind,
I stroll down this town backing my
Brilliant child
Traditional symbol of dark's motherly
Pride,
Africa the diagram in my eye
At age nine I...

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BLUE  MOON.
Lost  in  the  wilderness  of  darkness,
Sadness  and  loneliness,
I  see  destruction  approach  in
Quick  march.
See  creeping  shadows  hunting  for...

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