Rural Poems is one of Charbel Baini's books translated from Arabic into English

The Illuminated Path


I heard her say to her only son, 

Who was traveling to foreign lands:

Go, my son, with God's blessing,

And take for yourself an illuminated path

So that doubts may not assail you,

And uncertainty may not trouble you.

Be patient and content,

And never ask

Where this path will lead you,

As long as you are able to walk upon it.

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