{"id":2448,"date":"2016-01-05T17:18:07","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T22:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=2448"},"modified":"2016-01-05T17:18:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T22:18:07","slug":"hamza-el-din-desse-barama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2016\/01\/05\/hamza-el-din-desse-barama\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamza el-Din\u2014Desse Barama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite artists:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_p2EnyYGC4k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/01\/japgoldriver.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2450\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2016\/01\/05\/hamza-el-din-desse-barama\/japgoldriver\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/01\/japgoldriver.jpg?fit=1050%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1050,473\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"japgoldriver\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/01\/japgoldriver.jpg?fit=584%2C263&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/01\/japgoldriver-1024x461.jpg?resize=584%2C263\" alt=\"japgoldriver\" width=\"584\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/01\/japgoldriver.jpg?resize=1024%2C461&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/01\/japgoldriver.jpg?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/01\/japgoldriver.jpg?resize=500%2C225&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/01\/japgoldriver.jpg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Translation:<\/p>\n<div>The world shines about me,<\/div>\n<div>luminous as the moon, smiling like a rose,<\/div>\n<div>and a sweet benediction<\/div>\n<div>flows through everything existing.<\/div>\n<div>How beautiful life is.<\/div>\n<div>I marvel at people who are not in love with life.<\/div>\n<div>You, my girl, are beautiful,<\/div>\n<div>and your beauty,<\/div>\n<div>like the beautiful thought of peace,<\/div>\n<div>belongs to the eternity.<\/div>\n<div>Detest war and destruction.<\/div>\n<div>When you go to the riverbank,<\/div>\n<div>and the sun sets in the evening,<\/div>\n<div>the waters of the river will be rippling softly,<\/div>\n<div>and from a distance, in the twilight, you will see white sails.<\/div>\n<div>A song of the boatman will come from there.<\/div>\n<div>&#8216;Today no suffering, no suffering.&#8217;<\/div>\n<div>The world shines about me,<\/div>\n<div>luminous as the moon,<\/div>\n<div>smiling like a rose.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2451\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2016\/01\/05\/hamza-el-din-desse-barama\/boat3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/01\/boat3.jpg?fit=437%2C441&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"437,441\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/01\/boat3.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/01\/boat3.jpg?resize=297%2C300&amp;ssl=1 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2452\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2016\/01\/05\/hamza-el-din-desse-barama\/boat2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/01\/boat2.gif?fit=352%2C325&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"352,325\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"boat2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/01\/boat2.gif?fit=352%2C325&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2452\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2016\/01\/boat2.gif?resize=352%2C325\" alt=\"boat2\" width=\"352\" height=\"325\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Translation from:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/maryamnoorieverything.blogspot.fr\/2010\/03\/desse-barama-peace-by-hamza-el-din.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite artists: Translation: The world shines about me, luminous as the moon, smiling like a rose, and a sweet benediction flows through everything existing. 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