Think of Others
by Mahmoud Darwish
As you prepare your breakfast -- think of others.
Don't forget to feed the pigeons.
As you conduct your wars -- think of others.
Don't forget those who want peace.
As you pay your water bill -- think of others.
Think of those who only have clouds to drink from.
As you go home, your own home -- think of others -- don't forget those who live in tents.
As you sleep and count the planets, think of others -- there are people who have no place to sleep.
As you liberate yourself with metaphors think of others -- those who have lost their right to speak.
And as you think of distant others -- think of yourself and say "I wish I were a candle in the darkness."
"Pense aux autres"
Mahmoud Darwich
"Quand tu prépares ton petit-déjeuner,/ pense aux autres. (N'oublie pas le grain aux colombes.)
Quand tu mènes tes guerres, pense aux autres./ (N'oublie pas ceux qui réclament la paix.)
Quand tu règles la facture d'eau, pense aux autres./ (Qui tètent les nuages.)
Quand tu rentres à la maison, ta maison,/ pense aux autres./ (N'oublie pas le peuple des tentes.)
Quand tu comptes les étoiles pour dormir,/ pense aux autres./ (Certains n'ont pas trouvé un coin où dormir .)
Quand tu te libères par les métaphores,/ pense aux autres./ (Qui ont perdu le droit à la parole.)
Quand tu penses aux autres lointains,/ pense à toi./ (Dis-toi : Que ne suis-je une bougie dans le noir!)
Merci mon Ami* c'est très beau:))))
BARBARA71189 2 months ago
tres beau bravo
andree59600 2 months ago
i love it thxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
kalabaze 2 months ago
salam,
bel appel à la conscience, émouvant.
skaderaTV 2 months ago