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To you I pledge my love My poverty, my misery, and my debt My failures and frustrations with my meager salary To you I pledge my humiliation. My head hung low and my eyes avoiding those of my children For whom I can't provide To you I pledge my heart! Walid Taha, A Bit of Air Translated from Egyptian Arabic by Anita Husen Ł„Łƒ Ų­ŲØŁŠ ŁˆŁŁ‚Ų±ŁŠ ŁˆŲØŁ‡ŲÆŁ„ŲŖŁŠ ŁˆŲ£Ł‚Ų³Ų§Ų·ŁŠ ŁˆŲ§Ł†Ų­Ų·Ų§Ų·ŁŠ ŁˆŲ„Ų­ŲØŲ§Ų·ŁŠ Ł…Ł† Ł…Ų±ŲŖŲØŁŠ Ų§Ł„Ł„ŁŠ Ł…Ų“ ŁƒŲ§ŁŁŠ ŁˆŲ°Ł„ŁŠ ŁˆŲÆŁ„ŲÆŁ„Ų© ŁƒŲŖŲ§ŁŁŠ ŁˆŲ¹ŁŠŁ†ŁŠ Ų§Ł„Ł…ŁƒŲ³ŁˆŲ±Ų© Ų£ŲÆŲ§Ł… ŁˆŁ„Ų§ŲÆŁŠ Ł…Ł† Ł‚ŲµŲ± Ų§Ł„Ų£ŁŠŲ§ŲÆŁŠ !ŁˆŁŲ¤Ų§ŲÆŁŠ
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An average Joe Walking slow Went home, slept .. woke Only to find himself ...                                 an average Joe! Walid Taher, A Bit of Air Translated from Egyptian Arabic By Anita Husen ŁˆŲ§Ų­ŲÆ Ų¹Ų§ŲÆŁŠ  Ł…Ų§Ų“ŁŠ Ł‡Ų§ŲÆŁŠ Ų±ŁˆŲ­ Ł†Ų§Ł… .. ŲµŲ­ŁŠ ... Ł„Ł‚Ł‰ Ł†ŁŲ³Ł‡ ! ŁˆŲ§Ų­ŲÆ Ų¹Ų§ŲÆŁŠ
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In front of the wall ... In front of the one who built it ... In front of the one who made it taller ... In front of the one who guards it A poor guy stopped .. And went pee pee ... Walit Taher, A Bit of Air Translated from Egyptian Arabic by Anita Husen ... Ų£ŲÆŲ§Ł… Ų§Ł„Ų³ŁˆŲ± ... ŁˆŲ£ŲÆŲ§Ł… Ų§Ł„Ł„ŁŠ ŲØŲ§Ł†ŁŠŁ‡ ... ŁˆŲ£ŲÆŲ§Ł… Ų§Ł„Ł„ŁŠ ŲØŁŠŲ¹Ł„ŁŠŁ‡ ... ŁˆŲ£ŲÆŲ§Ł… Ų§Ł„Ł„ŁŠ ŁˆŲ§Ł‚Ł ŁŠŲ­Ł…ŁŠŁ‡ .. ŁˆŁ‚Ł Ų±Ų§Ų¬Ł„ ŲŗŁ„ŲØŲ§Ł† ... ŁˆŲ¹Ł…Ł„ Ł¾ŁŠŁ¾ŁŠŁ‡
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... Drowning ..?! So what if we continue to drown .. It's a chance to live among the fish ... traquil .. Without problems ... Without bickering ... Without the pettiness of humans! — Wald Taher, A Bit of Air , 2008 and 2012.  Translated from Egyptian Arabic by Anita Husen
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