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My Lover Asks Me

A poem by Nizar Qabbani

Translated by: B. Frangieh And C. Brown
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Portrait of Nizar Qabbani — Nizar Qabbani 1923–1998

The poem

My lover asks me: "What is the difference between me and the sky?" The difference, my love, Is that when you laugh, I forget about the sky.

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