“In the summer, I stretch out on the shore and think of you. Had I told the sea what I felt for you, it would have left its shores, its shells, its fish, and followed me.”

About Nizar Qabbani

Poet • Syrian

Nizar Qabbani was a Syrian diplomat, poet, and publisher, celebrated as one of the most influential contemporary poets in the Arab world. His work often revolves around themes of love, eroticism, feminism, and Arab...