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Born in 1883 / Died in 1931 / Lebanon / Arabic

Poems by Khalil Gibran

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On Death

... ut to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered ...

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Chapter 9 - The Seven Selves

... as the night grew deeper one after the other went to sleep enfolded with a new and happy submission ...

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War

... " Then the prince sent for the weaver and he came, and it was decreed ...

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Love is a Magic Ray

... of the soul and illuminating ...

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Pain XVI

... n your lips, has been fashioned of the clay which the Potter has moistened with His own sacred tears ...

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A Visit From Wisdom

... And said: "Go then forward and do not tarry, for beforeWwalks Perfection ...

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On Religion

... u shall see Him walking in the cloud, outstretching His arms in the lightning and descending in rain ...

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The Wise Dog

... rain mice." And when the dog heard this he laughed in his heart and turned from ...

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The Sleep-Walkers

... And the mother spoke, and she said: "At last, at last, my enemy! ...

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The Madman - His Parables and Poems

... of me. And when I reached the market place, a youth standing on a house-top ...

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The Farewell

... people were dispersed she still stood alone upon the sea-wall, remembering in her heart his saying, ...

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The Scarecrow

... " Then I left him, not knowing whether he had complimented or belittled ...

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Marriage Chapter III

... Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music ...

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Song Of The Rain VII

... Laughter from the colorful field of the spirit ...

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The Coming Of The Ship Chapter I

... se us to ourselves, and tell us all that has been shown you of that which is between birth and death ...