The Soil of Palestine

The Soil of Palestine

Fadwa Touqan O my loved ones, I’ve come to see thee, I’ve wiped the haze of tears that blinded me, I’ve come to embrace, in thee, my land! To extend to thee my firm hand, To borrow the glow of thy lamp, To challenge. with thee. the swamp Of despair: to raise my forehead to the sun: Our battle, through thy struggle, shall be won. Thy might, like the rocks of our mountains, Thy love, like the rose of our fountains. Shall overcome yesterday's relapse ! We shall never retreat, or collapse ! Like thee, I’ve come to plant my feet. Deeply in the soil of Palestine. where we meet!

Zajel / An-Najah National University