My father, saying Be not afraid. Of mortal flesh is Man Of mortal flesh is every son Of Adam What is gone is gone
Aisha al-Saifi (translated by Robin Moger)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Like Any Messiah Taken Unaware by Death, closing passage; Words Without Borders (May 2019); Full authorized poem read at Academy of American Poets, crediting author and Robin Moger’s 2019 translation. Complete closing passage preserves the attribution to the father within the poem; horizontal spacin
- Like Any Messiah Taken Unaware by Death, closing passage; Words Without Borders (May 2019)
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