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Completely revised this translation as a result of my encounter with  Stephen Frug's take  on my original attempt Less Beautiful By Nizar Qabbani Translated by A.Z. Foreman Click here to hear me recite the Arabic Whenever I see you, I despair of my verse. I only despair of my poems When I am with you. Beautiful you are...so much So that when I think about what awe you strike... I gasp for breath. As my language gasps And my lexicon gasps For breath. Deliver me from these problematics! Be less beautiful So I can recover my poetics. Be a typical woman Of kohl, perfume, pregnancy and childbirth. Be a woman Like any other, And reconcile me with my language And my tongue. The Original: ??? ????? ???? ????? ????? ???????... ???? ?? ?????? ???? ?? ????? ?? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ????... ????? ???... ??? ???? ???? ???? ?????? ?????????...??????... ?????? ????... ???????? ???????... ???????? ?? ??? ??????? ???? ????? ???????... ???? ??????? ??????? ???? ?????? ????? ????????? ????????......

Take Off Your Clothes By Nizar Qabbani Translated by A.Z. Foreman Click here to hear me recite the Arabic Take off your clothes. It has been ages since a miracle Touched the earth. Take off your clothes For I am mute, but your body knows Every tongue. Take off your clothes. The Original : ???? ???? ????? ???? ???? ???? ???? ??? ????? ?? ???? ???????? ???? .. ???? ??? ???? ????? ???? ?? ??????