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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Wadih Sa'adeh's Poetry Site
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Website includes a portrait of the poet, bibliographic information, and texts of Sa'adeh's poetry in Arabic and in translation. It also includes critical articles on Sa'adeh's work.

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* Contents derived from the 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Hunters "Before killing each other," صيادونi"قبل أن يسقطوا بعضهم بعضاً تدرّبوا", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
Homecoming "He was lying," عائدi"استلقى", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
Names of the dead "He opened his hand and counted on his fingers" أسماء الموتىi"أسبل أصابع يده وعدّ أسماء موتاه", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
The Exhausted People "The exhausted people were sitting in the square" المتعبونi"المتعبون يجلسون في الساحة", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
Shadows "They glided down towards the sea," ظلالi"زحلوا نحو الماء", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
Lilies "Death does not only dance in village squares," زنابقi"لم يكن الموت يرقص في الساحات وحدها", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
The Dead Are Sleeping "They were innocent people." الموتى نيامi"كانوا عراةً", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
Dawn Death "They open their doors before sunrise." الموت، فجراًi"يفتحون أبوابهم قبل أن تطلع الشمس", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
Night Visit "They were telling their children about" زيارة ليليةi"كانوا يخبرون أطفالهم حكايات", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
Threshold "He was dead" شيء على العتبةi"كان ميتاً لكنه كان", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
Leaf "They carried him in silence" ورقةi"حملوه صامتين", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
Mysterious Sky "They found him." سماء سريةi"،وجدوه", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
Absence "That day" غيابi"ذاك النهار", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
A tree "He took two steps forward to touch" شجرةi"مشى خطوتين ولمس", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
Words "Words he had spoken" الكلماتi"الكلمات التى قالها", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
If "The last thing he saw" إذاi"آخر ما رآه", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
His Shadow "His shadow" ظلّهi"ينحدر ظلّه مع سيل طويل", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
That day "While they were sweeping away the rubble of his home," ذاك النهارi"حين كانوا يجرفون حجارة بيته", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
Companions "He sat on the balcony" رفاقi"جلس على الشرفة", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry
He said "He said they were alike," قالi"قال كانتا شبيهتين: الحبقة في الركن، وأمّه", Wadih Sa'adeh , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry

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