ISSUE NO 6: EDITORIAL: FAILURE IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS

FAILURE IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS

Success will come after failure. In other words; if you do not commit a mistake you will learn nothing in life. This is why we must have WILL and DETERMINATION to solve our problems by ourselves without any help. Of course you will be definitely sad if you fail and you want to turn back the time to correct the mistake that you have committed. But, you must bear in mind that this is not the end of the world and you should be flexible to accept every result. Sometimes intelligent students become pessimist after they get unsatisfying marks. This is wrong, instead of being passive; you must be active by transforming this low mark into a positive reaction that motivates you in order to get higher marks next time. Sometimes people become desperate in a certain situation of their lives due to difficulties and bad consequences. 

One may ask the question: how can we tackle these problems? The answer is very simple: you can handle them up by your confidence, and for this reason you must have self-confidence. Maybe, you are wondering, why the writer of this article used "must" many times, well, because we must, and we have to understand life better otherwise we will come to a dead-end. I myself witnessed so many hard times, but fortunately I overcame these crises just by knowing that one will not be a good learner, if he doesn’t commit mistakes.

IBRAHIM T. AL-BAYATI

ISSUE NO 6: An Interview With The President Of Al-Mustansiriya University

An Interview with the President of Al-Mustansiriya University
Prof. Dr. Ihsan Al Qurashi

Q 1: Who is Prof. Dr. Ihsan Al Qurashi as a president of a distinguished university in our beloved country? and what are his qualifications?
- I am Prof. Dr. Ihsan Kadem Al-Qurashi, a professor in Mathematical Statistics. I was born in 1955. My civil service career is nearly 36 years. I hold a Ph.D. from Al-Mustansiriya University. I’m married and have three daughters, one son and five grandchildren.

Q2: What are the achievements you made during your presidency of Al-Mustansiriya University?
- The cooperation between the university president and the Council of Teachers and Staff has created a lot of achievements on the administrative and service levels. In the scientific field, we have established in the past year 15 scientific conferences (note that such conferences were absent from the faculties of the university since the year 2000), in addition to 35 scientific and intellectual seminars that were attended by important figures such as Deputy Ministers. On Science Day, our university received the award for First Professor along with other five scientific awards, in addition to winning 17 scientific rewards by our teaching staff. As for extra-curricular activities, we have started exhibitions of painting and organized sporting events last year. We have even won first place in football and basketball, second place in chess and third place in volleyball. But the most important achievement for me was taking the university away from the political and religious interactions and effects.

Q 3: What are the problems faced currently by the university in its colleges and what are the solutions proposed to fix them?
- Our problems are not much different from the problems of the rest of the universities, and in next April a conference will be held in which the university will assess and criticize itself. We do suffer from a lack of spaces, an increase in the number of students and old laboratories. In addition to the university's lack of scientific techniques. We are in the process of addressing these problems to solve them.

Q4: How do you deal with students’ hostels and the successful ways to develop them?
- Now that is a big problem! Unfortunately, many of the students residing in these hostels do not take care of the public propertis and do not maintain them in any way, they act irresponsibly and this is a waste of funds. In addition, there are a lot of students and there is no place for them to go. So, we try to expand horizontally and vertically, and provide the best services to our dear students and all we ask for in return is for them to maintain the properties that we are providing for them.

Q5: What do you think of last year’ success rates? Is it on the level required? What are your approaches in this concern?
- Success rates varied last year according to colleges, but they were not as good as we wish for, because the premises were weak, so it is natural that the results will be weak as well. There are a lot of students, and we seek that each one of them gets what he truly deserves. Still, this does not mean that every student that graduates from preparatory school must be enrolled in college.

Q6: What are your future plans for the development of postgraduate studies at the university?
- We seek to get rid of a lot of unwanted burden in terms of students, faculty and staff so that we can get to the level that we require, and in our abovementioned April conference we will reconsider the question of the admission to graduate studies in terms of number and type, and we will provide the necessary facilities. There are also regulations concerning study leaves. The conditions of applying for graduate studies are to obtain the TOEFL and IC3 along with the average.

Q 7: Students suffer from high prices of food and drinks in the Students’ Club, what would you say about that?
- We will form a committee to monitor the prices and hygiene of the students’ club.

Q 8: Do you have any intention in expanding the university as far as buildings and departments are concerned?
- Yes, there are facilities under development (for example, the medical campuses in Al-Baya’a and in Sab’ Abkar.) New departments will be established like the Dpartment of Mass Media and the the Department of Turkish Language, and there is also a plan to further activate the Department of French Language.

Q9: What is your opinion in TRANSMAG: The Translation Students Magazine? What are your suggestions to develop it?
- Currently, I have no comment because I need to read it and get to know its activities better before I can give it a just assessment.

Q 10: Is there anything you would like to add?
- First, I hope my colleagues of the teaching staff will keep taking their responsibility to the fullest and doing their best in raising the level of education as they always did. Secondly, I hope our dear students will know their duty and make the efforts required of them. One day, we will all be gone and they will take the responsibility and carry the burden on their shoulders. So, they must seize the opportunity. We will do our part by providing ways for them to develop themselves.

I am glad to meet you.

Interveiwed by:
Dia Sulaibi,
Ibrahim T. Al-Bayati,
Hussien Faisal,
& Eve Dhiab

ISSUE NO 6: Short Story: Dinosaur

Dinosaur

By Bruce Holland Rogers

When he was very young, he waved his arms, gnashed the teeth of his massive jaws, and tromped around the house so that the dishes trembled in the china cabinet. “Oh, for goodness sake,” his mother said. “You are not a dinosaur! You are a human being!” Since he was not a dinosaur, he thought for a time that he might be a pirate. “Seriously,” his father said at some point, “what do you want to be?” A fireman, then. Or a policeman. Or a soldier. Some kind of hero. But in high school they gave him tests and told him he was very good with numbers. Perhaps he would like to be a math teacher? That was respectable. Or a tax accountant? He could make a lot of money doing that. It seemed a good idea to make money, what with falling in love and thinking about raising a family. So he was a tax accountant, even though he sometimes regretted that it made him, well, small. And he felt even smaller when he was no longer a tax accountant, but a retired tax accountant. Still worse, a retired tax accountant who forgot things. He forgot to take the garbage to the curb, forgot to take his pill, forgot to turn his hearing aid back on. Every day it seemed he had forgotten more things, important things, like which of his children lived in San Francisco and which of his children were married or divorced.

Then one day when he was out for a walk by the lake, he forgot what his mother had told him. He forgot that he was not a dinosaur. He stood blinking his dinosaur eyes in the bright sunlight, feeling the familiar warmth on his dinosaur skin, watching dragonflies flitting among the horsetails at the water’s edge.

ISSUE NO 6: SPORT

Ammo Baba

Ammo Baba is one of the greatest figures of Iraqi football first started in Iraq in the 1950s. He is also one of the golden characters of the Football World particularly in the Arab World. He was even granted the title of “Iraqi Coaches Master” due to his experiences and accomplishments in the field of training in Iraqi football, and he established the Football Ammo Baba School in order to brush up the talents.
Ammo Baba was born in Baghdad in1934, when he was 17 years old he joined the Iraqi School Team. His first rise in the national team was in the Arab Games in Beirut in 1957 and he also participated in the first Olympic team for football in Rome Olympic Games qualifiers, after that he retired from the game in 1967.

He moved on to the training field in 1972 when he was assistant coach of the Iraqi national team and led that team in the Military World Cup in Baghdad. He also occupied that job in the Arab Gulf championship in Doha in 1976. Afterwards, he led the national team of Iraq as a coach in the Asian games in 1978, Merdeka championship in 1981, the Asian games in 1982, the Olympic games in Los Angeles and Seoul qualifiers in 1984 and 1988; the Arab cup in 1988, the World cup qualifiers in 1990 and 1994; the Asian cup qualifiers in 1996 and the Asian cup for junior youth in 2000.

But he emerged in the championships of Arab Gulf more prominent ally, when he led the Iraqi team to win 3 titles of that championship. The first one was held in Baghdad in 1979, the second championship took place in Masqat in 1984. And it was in KSA in 1988 when the Iraqi team gained the third title.

Finally, Ammo Baba made his last appearance in the Gulf championship in Masqat in 2009 when he was a member of the Iraqi delegation. Then he passed away on 27th May, 2009. It is to be mentioned that he led the Iraqi National Team in its various categories in 158 international matches.

Prepared by
Mushriq A. Jaber

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Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal was born in 1986, Spanish tennis player noted for his outstanding game on clay courts. Nadal uses his speed, agility, and stamina to great advantage on clay, the slowest surface in tennis, as he sprints and lunges across the court to return shots. A relentless opponent, he fights for every point and adapts his game to the other player’s weaknesses. His signature outfit on court —a sleeveless shirt and calf-length pant — reveals his muscular power. 

Rafael Nadal Parera, known as Rafa to his friends and fans, was born on June 3, 1986, in Manacor on the island of Mallorca off the coast of Spain. He began playing tennis at the age of four, coached by his uncle Toni Nadal. Although naturally right-handed, the young Nadal learned to play tennis left-handed at his uncle’s suggestion in order to add power to his two-handed backhand. In 2004 Nadal helped Spain win the Davis Cup by defeating Andy Roddick of the United States. In 2006, at the French Open, Nadal won his 54th straight victory on clay, breaking the record for consecutive wins on clay set by Guillermo Vilas of Argentina in 1977.

Nadal’s first grand slam championship came in 2005 at the French Open, where he defeated Mariano Puerto of Argentina in the men’s singles final. Nadal had already beaten top-ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland in the semifinal match. In July 2005 Nadal gained the number-two ranking in men’s professional tennis.

The rivalry between the top two tennis players heated up in 2006. In June Nadal defended his French Open title and beat Federer in a much-anticipated championship match. The next month Nadal demonstrated that he posed a threat on grass courts as well. To the surprise of everyone, including himself, Nadal quickly adjusted to the faster (and quirkier) bounce on the grass courts of Wimbledon and reached the singles final. So did Federer, who was playing on his favorite surface. 

Federer demonstrated that he was still the number-one player, at least on grass, by defeating Nadal in four sets. Nadal, however, remained the only player to have beaten Federer in 2006. In 2007 Nadal again deprived Federer of a French Open title by winning the championship for a third consecutive year; at Wimbledon he lost to Federer in the title match. 

Prepared by
Safa Abdulsahib

ISSUE NO 6: The Art Of Smile

THE ART OF SMILE

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word,

a listening ear, and honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,

all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

– Leo F. Buscaglia

As simple as it is, yet so powerful. A smile is an expression of happiness and joy in you. Like an upward spiral, a smile will boost the happiness you feel. You’ll feel more positive about yourself and the world.

A smile can affect your internal state, which can have physiological impact on your physical and mental health. It has the power to make other people feel good about themselves. It’s heart-warming and has the power to cheer up others instantly.

Living under a routine, we can easily be in a zombie-like state when coming into work. We zip into work quickly following the same routines we’ve habituated. Our target is to get to work, and we can sometimes forget about the people around us, in other offices/departments. So, the challenge is to practice beaming with smile as you come into work. Smile genuinely with people you meet. Be completely pleased to see them. Make it a focus for the day, to bring more happiness into the lives of others. Ask them genuinely and infused with energy, “How are ya?” “How was your weekend?” Watch the smiles surface on their face.

Do you know that when you smile people will be attracted to you they will feel drawn to your energy. When you smile more, you will carry an aura and poise that will draw people to you. People will look forward to being around you, knowing only that they feel great around you. People on the street, at work, your friends etc. We all like and want to be around happy and cheerful people, right?

Side Note: I am now smiling as I write this article. I love it! And my advice to you is to do the same as you know people say “Smile you don’t know who will fall in love with your smile”

Written by

Israa A. Ameen

ISSUE NO 6: Translation: The Hope Of Loving

The Hope of Loving

By: Meister Eckhart

Translated by: Daniel Ladinsky

What keeps us alive, what allows us to endure?

I think it is the hope of loving,

or being loved.

I heard a fable once about the sun going on a journey

to find its source, and how the moon wept

without her lover’s

warm gaze.

We weep when light does not reach our hearts. We wither

like fields if someone close

does not rain their

kindness

upon

Us

امل المحبة

بقلم: مَيستر إكهَرت

ترجمهاللانجليزية: دانيال لادنسكي

وترجمتها للعربية: رغد احسان اسكندر

ما هو الشيء الذي يبقينا على قيد الحياة ويتيح لنا الاحتمال؟

اظنه امل المحبة او ان نكون

موضع محبة.

سمعت مرة حكاية عن ذهاب الشمس في رحلة

لاكتشاف مصدرها وكيف بكى القمر

لافتقاده نظرات

حبيبته الدافئة

فنحن نبكي عدما لا يلمس الامل

قلوبنا

ونذبل كالحقول ان لم

يغمرنا الاقربون

 بحنانهم

click on The names of Meister Eckhart or Daniel Ladinsky above to know more about them.

ISSUE NO 6: The Yes Power

THE YES POWER

YES, is maybe just a word but it happens to be the most powerful word in the English language.
To think of it, how such a word so small had the biggest impact on our life, by making our biggest decisions based upon it, whether right or wrong, the question is: do you know how to use appropriately?

Most of the people end up saying yes when they shouldn’t and say no when they should say yes!
The secret that I discovered is to say yes to yourself first (maybe that sounds a bit selfish). I am not saying to never help out BUT just to put yourself first at times so that you can accomplish what you need to do for yourself! This YES is about self-respect and confidence. If you love yourself enough, you will learn to say no to make a better you! The yes power is to yourself. YES to making yourself better for you and therefore everyone around you! It is an acknowledgement that you are someone who has the right to be happy. Saying Yes to yourself allows you to embrace your own personal interests in order to build a platform for your positive No. it’s a matter of action not a reaction and thinking about the conflict in a positive way. While I can't be sure that this completely embodies the principles of the Positive No, I think that I'm on the right track. 

We start off by stating our own needs and interests; by embracing what is important to us, it lessens the guilt we might feel about saying No to someone with which we have a close relationship. Saying NO can't be the end for everyone out there. Yes, you can be there for them BUT you also have to be there for yourself. I learned this the hard way so believe me; I have been a person that did not take this advice myself. BUT, I can tell you that if you don't put yourself first when you need to, nobody else will do it for you! It is a necessity that each individual come familiar with the power of yes, making his own list of yes, so they can come ahead in your choices... Is it career, health or inner peace? Of course that differs from one to another. Go ahead in your own list of yes, so that when you come across a situation when you are bewildered what to choose, you can challenge your inner voice. You will be capable of saying the right yes and no if you had to choose between the two! My point is that we often hesitate when we really don’t need to – LISTEN to your guts, if it feels wrong, don’t do it, but if it feels good, say Yes.

The yes power simply helps you to act according to your plan; what is most important to you; let’s say keeping a healthy life style: so when offered a juicy after meal snack it is a definite NO! Or you’re up tired to take that little daily walk this is an obligatory YES! Just remember to pick the right yes keeping your promise. This exercise is simple to understand, simple to learn, and simple to complete! It’s almost like developing that habit of commitment. raising you bar takes conscious awareness and embracing new experiences. Some succeed in developing the right habit of it and some don’t!

I chose such a subject based on my own personal experience, the fear and confusion of the choice. Just keep in mind the power and let go the thought of the consequences, may be it wouldn’t all go according to plan, and once you learn to accept offers, then accidents can no longer interrupt the action. Saying “yes” is only the beginning. A real “yes” is in the follow-through.
Yes, to success, health, prosperity, patience, commitment, creativity, honesty. Yes to life. Whatever feels right at that moment.

Saying yes to life's opportunities is what opens up your life. And that makes you more interested - and more interesting. You don't have a crystal ball to tell you what's around the next corner, or what all the consequences will be of any choice you make. So saying yes means taking a chance. But the more yeses you can say, the greater the likelihood that the resulting experiences will bring you positive benefits.

It is a power that you don't want to be fooled with its simplicity. You will find it very powerful. Try, stick to that power, and see how your life will be changed for the better
Traveling equals changes and choices, and the choice of yes will most often take you to far more interesting places than if you say no. Saying “no” however, does not involve being negative or mean toward others. "A Positive No begins with Yes and ends with Yes”. You might want to use the word no at the end, by saying no to good things so you can say yes to greater things!
And live the life of YOUR dreams!

Written by

Aseel K. Mahmood

ISSUE NO 6: Read And Say WOW

READ AND SAY WOW

*You use 200 muscles to take one step.


*A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.


*The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor blades.


*The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica.


*It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.


*The average human dream lasts 2-3 seconds..


*Men without hair on their chests are more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver than men with hair.


*There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.


*The enamel in your teeth is the hardest substance in your body.


*Your teeth start growing 6 months before you are born.
*When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, and ,they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.


*Your thumb is the same length of your nose.

Prepared by

Saleem Butti

ISSUE NO 6: Strange Phenomenon in the Australian Outback

Strange Phenomenon in the Australian Outback

It is probably the largest work of art, with a perimeter of more than 17 miles. People of Marree, deep in the Australian outback are not sure how it got there. A giant outline of an Aboriginal man poised to throw a stick has appeared apparently ploughed into the desert crust, near Lake Eyre. The figure two and a half miles long was spotted by Trek Smith a freelance pilot. An anonymous fax describing the giant reached local businesses. No one has claimed responsibility for the classic Aboriginal pose of a man carved into the dust near Finniss Springs in the north of South Australia state.

Its outline is 30 yards across in places had been professionally pegged put and appeared to have been ploughed by farm machinery. There are no tyre marks to suggest the use of a tractor or a heavy loader and although this is an area where people know each others business for hundreds of miles around, nobody admits to hearing or seeing anything out of the ordinary. Even the fax shed no light on the puzzle. It simply gave directions to the carving and claimed it was "the world's largest work of art". It is said to be five times the size of largest human drawings at Nazca in Peru. Marree is 370 miles north of Adelaide and boasts a population of just 60 people.

Prepared by: 

Eve Dhiab

ISSUE NO 6: Integrated Skills

INTEGRATED SKILLS

When learning a language, there are four significant elements "listening, speaking, reading, and writing"; these are called the (integrated skills). When we joined the Department of Translation, most of students did not have the capability of speaking or listening or writing or even reading perfectly, and of course they were shocked by these elements, but step by step those students improved themselves by themselves and with the help of their professors in every field of language.

To avoid any problem that you might witness, let’s talk about what you will do to improve every above-mentioned skill:
Speaking is one of the most important elements, to speak well, you have to practice ceaselessly with someone professional in English or if you don't have anyone qualified to speak English language with, you have to hold a conversation with yourself at home in front of the mirror.
In order to listen in a good way, you have to tune your ears to a clear language, I mean the standard language not the slang one and the best means of improving your listening capabilities is to listen to the BBC WORLD NEWS.
As for reading, you have to adapt yourself on reading books, magazines and newspapers, from time to time or browsing internet websites to be in touch with the latest developments and to read English language loudly.
To be a good writer, you must possess the capacity of these two elements: good Vocabulary and good background in Grammar to be a qualified one.
There is one more thing, that is to avoid losing information, since language is not mathematics or chemistry that depends upon equations for instance, 1+1=2 and H2+O= H2O. This is why; you have to update your mind with the latest knowledge and pieces of information to feed up your Brain.

WRITTEN BY: 

IBRAHIM T. AL-BAYATI

ISSUE NO 6: Education

Education

Education raises the human being in his cultural exaltation and the growth of his realization, as well as his powerful impression on the community. Education also builds a wonderful personality for the human being and his standpoints which are focusing on the service of society and the whole world.
God granted human beings the principle of education in order to delight in it and adopt it as a shelter. Human beings had knew that education in all fields, which is acquired by many experiences and learned through some sort of sermons so that one could receive it, is considered one of the essential priorities which man must oblige to and fulfill in the best way.
For centuries, man has learned the establishment of civilizations as well as how to distribute the principle of education to his people and try to extend it on the long run. Through this, man realized that mutual work is a great benefit that nourishes the world. Meanwhile, he also realized that the agreement between Science and God’s teachings lead him to exalt his rank in this life and the next.
Thus, the whole world witnessed ancient civilizations which remain unforgettable till today, such as Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece and so on. We also should not forget the great figures in those civilizations like; Plato, Aristotle, Hippocrates, Socrates and King Hammurabi with his celebrated code, to the Medieval centuries represented by the explorations of Vasco da Gama ,Ibn Battutah and Ferdinand Magellan and so forth.

Nowadays, we observe the trends of the world in the globalization starting from the industrial revolution in Europe in 19th century and the contemporary inventions which made the world one village; like the telecommunications and the International Network (Internet) etc.
Last but not least, learning occupations and arts besides useful and fruitful sciences will definitely add a lot to the character of the person, whether it was a gentlemen or a lady. Especially the ladies, since they are the ones the generations will learn from. A mother is the very first school for children.

Written by
Mushriq A. Jaber

ISSUE NO 6: Hello Idioms

Hello Idioms!
1. Sell like hotcakes = [for something] to be sold very fast. Example: The fancy new cars were selling like hotcakes.
2. Swan song = the last work or performance of a playwright, musician, actor, etc., before death or retirement. Example: His portrayal of Lear was the actor's swan song.
3. A latchkey child/kid = a child who is often in the house alone because both parents are at work.
4. Drop like a hot brick = to suddenly get rid of someone or something that you have been involved with because you do not want them anymore or you are worried they may cause problems. Example: The government dropped the plan like a hot brick when they realized the bad feeling it was causing.
5. It’s ill waiting for dead men's shoes = You should not be eager for someone to die so that you inherit something. Example: Phil: Why should I bother to learn some kind of trade? I'll be rich when Grandpa dies and leaves me all his money. Alan: It's ill waiting for dead men's shoes.

6. Sport of kings = horse racing. Example: The sport of kings has sure impoverished a lot of commoners.
7. turn king's/queen's evidence also turn state's evidence
If someone who has been accused of a crime turns king's evidence, they give information in a court of law about other people involved in the crime in order to have their own punishment reduced. Example: She was given a lenient sentence in exchange for turning king's evidence.
8. Show a clean pair of heels = to go faster than someone else in a race. Example: Butler showed them all a clean pair of heels as he raced for the finishing line.
9. First in, best dressed = something that you say which means that the first people to do something will get something first or will have an advantage. Example: I've got ten free tickets to the movies to hand out, so it's first in, best dressed.
10. Comfortable as an old shoe = very comfortable; very comforting and familiar. Example: My old house may seem small to you, but I think it's cozy. It's as comfortable as an old shoe.
11. Common as an old shoe and Common as dirt = low class; uncouth. Example: That ill-mannered girl is just as common as an old shoe. Example:Despite Mamie's efforts to appear to be upper class, most folks considered her common as dirt.


Prepared by:
Israa A. Ameen

ISSUE NO 6: 5 Steps To Live It English

5 steps to live it English

1 - Style your life; English is more than a language, it is a life style, so why don't you make translation your life, try to translate everything you see: signs, billboards, subtitles even two people talking in front of you.
2 - Be alert; English might be your second language, why not make it your mother tongue. Listen as much as possible to English dialogues, radio talks, TV shows... etc. The point is to pick your own comfort zone and to transform it completely into English.
3 - Use a healthy habit; in your mind, make learning a habit. Try to learn something every day. It is much better to study each day than to study for long hours once a week or if you study each day you will keep your mind updated and you will not forget things.
4 - Live it up; English is not only a material of a study, it’s a language of your own. Speak as many English sentence as possible it’s alright to make mistakes, socialize, take it in use, try to use it most of the time with your mates, if not available you might try to join a forum, a social network or even chatting on line.
5 - Be patient; you can change the way you speak but it won't happen overnight. People often expect instant results and give up too soon. You can change the way you sound if you are willing to put some effort into it.
And always remember: love English and it will love you back.
Written by: Aseel K. Mahmood

ISSUE NO 6: Poem: By Then

By then...
I can not love you, not here not now,
Not in a million ever lasting years.
Maybe if I came across you ten years ago
Then we will meet again in the other ten after.
Maybe they will catch the ghost of our cries and laughter,
And air will carry the scent of where we sat,
Where rain would wash away all the pain,
And miles around them will say that

I am quiet my self again.
I can not think of the right time to say
Either too late or too soon
Not until suns fade away
And shadows cover the moon,
Till months burn their wings
Flying toward the time of eternity
And the life circle whirls
To retain my youth and dignity
When the roses you gave to me
Gently lose their thorns
And all the things we wanted to be
Obtained the minute we are born
When seas evaporate and skies collapse
And this world heals from its state of relapse
Still, there's no more evil so death loses its worth
And no more of anything... not even birth
Till ages pass by as if they were minutes
And all the moments are déjà vu
Till life repeats itself as a sonnet
Only the time I'm with you
Till all the world only to begin
Maybe I will love you by then.
Written by:
Aseel K. Mahmood