بي عطش \ Me thirsty In Me There Is a Thirst (Inspired by the artist Rāniā ‘Aql, whose works explore the concept of thirst) In me there is a thirst, Which turned even the most beautiful hopes into a painful mirage, I almost lost my sight And foresight, too And I shall not see the path of my return! I watched the painting with the pain Of one whose body knew the ache of persistent struggle And saw how its shadow engulfed the soil of his compa