Beyond The Dunes: An Anthology of Modern Saudi Literature

545 Pages·2006·3.44 MB·English

by  Salma K. Jayyusi

BEYOND THE DUNES
This anthology is dedicated, with admiration and firm confidence,
to the burgeoning young men and women writers of Saudi Arabia.
In their hands lies the sure continuation of their country’s literary tradition,
itself the cradle of the rich Arabic literary heritage
from time immemorial.
B D
EYOND THE UNES
An Anthology of Modern Saudi Literature
EDITED
BY
MANSOURI.AL-HAZIMI,
EZZAT A.KHATTAB,ET AL.
English Edition edited by
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
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ONTENTS
Dar al-Mufradat Academic Committee xiii
Preface and Acknowledgments xv
Introduction 1
Part I
POETRY
I.THEPIONEERS
‘A(cid:758)(cid:758)bdallah al-Faisal Al Saud
ILLUMINATION 49
Muhammad Saeed al-‘Amoudi
QUARTETS 51
Muhammad Hasan ‘Awwad
SECRET OF LIFE AND NATURE 52
Muhammad Hasan Faqi
QUARTETS 54
Ahmad Al-Fasi
SHE AND THE LIGHT 58
Ahmad Qandeel
ASCREAM 59
Hasan ‘Abdallah al-Qurashi
SHORT POEMS 60
Husain Sirhan
BREAKDOWN OF THE BODY 62
II.THEINNOVATORS
Usama ‘Abd Rahman
MOTHER OF HISTORY 64
vi BEYOND THE DUNES
Fawziyya Abu Khalid
TUFUL:NOONDAY RAINBOW 66
TWOLITTLE GIRLS 67
FIRST FLAVOUR OF DEATH FROM THE REMAINS OF MEMORY 68
ANEXPERIENCE 69
AFTER TIME 69
Faisal Akram
AMOMENT OF DREAM 70
Muhammad al-‘Ali
WHENIWRITE OF LOVE 72
‘Adnan al-Sayyid al-‘Awwami
THEROBE 74
‘Ali Bafaqeeh
‘URWA THE OUTLAW 76
Ahmad Bahkali
NADA (POEM TO HIS DAUGHTER) 77
Sa‘d al-Bawardi
REBEL AGAINST LOVE 80
Nasser Bouhaimid
OFWHAT DO YOU DREAM? 82
Lulu Buqshan
WOMEN AND A CARAVAN OF PAIN 84
Huda al-Daghfaq
ECHO 86
ALITTLE TREE 86
from:WOODS 86
TENDERNESS 87
DEPARTURE 87
FAREWELL 88
WHYDO THE PLACES LEAVE ME 88
REALISATION 89
Fawzi al-Dahhan
DREAMY SONGS IN THE TEMPLE OF SILENCE 90
‘Ali Al-Dumaini
THESIGNS 91
CONTENTS vii
Muhammad al-Dumaini
ROSES SLEEPING IN BASKETS 95
DESPAIR 96
Muhammad Habiby
TRACES REMAINING 97
Sa‘d al-Hamazani
APEN 99
Muhammad ‘Ubaid al-Harbi
THEACCURSED YEARS 101
Salih al-Harbi
NIGHT’SLONELINESS 102
Ashjan al-Hindi
MOON WARS 103
Ibrahim al-Husain
WHENEVER THE MEMORY NEIGHS 107
ONEDAY 109
TOWEL 109
Hashim al-Jahdali
BLOOD OF INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE 110
Nayif al-Juhani
AMBER AND GRASS 112
Ghassan al-Khunaizi
WOMAN OF LINEN AND COTTON 114
SHADIYA 114
EXPERIENCING THE SENSES 116
Ghaida’ al-Manfa
FOR OPEN CITIES,
FOR THE SUN AND LOVERS 118
Muhammad Sa‘d al-Mish‘an
LAILA 120
Ahmad al-Mulla
THEROAD 121
WOOD 121
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Khalid Mustafa
RHYTHM I 122
RHYTHM II 122
AHEARTFELT PRAYER 122
‘Abd al-Rahman al-Qa‘oud
AFORGOTTEN FRAGMENT OF NIGHT 124
Lateefa Qari
WHICH OF THE TWO IS ME? 127
Fatima Al-Qarni
RESISTANCE 129
MYDREAM 129
ACITY 130
Ghazi al-Qusaibi
THEMOON AND THE GYPSY QUEEN 131
Hasan al-Sab‘
LONGING 134
MOON OF SEVILLE 134
‘Abdallah al-Safar
THEMEAL OF STRANGERS 136
‘Abdallah al-Saikhan
AMYTH 138
Ahmad al-Salih
NIGHTMARISH DREAM 140
fromCONFESSIONS 142
Husain Suhail
VOICE AND JOURNEY 145
Jasim al-Suhayyih
MYFATE IS WRITTEN BY YOUR COMB 146
Ahmad Sa‘d al-Tayyar
LANGUAGE 147
Muhammad al-Thubaiti
SANDS 149
Ali al-‘Umari
AMIRROR 154
COCK 154
CONTENTS ix
Thurayya al-‘Urayyid
QUESTIONS 155
NAME IT WHAT YOULIKE 158
‘Abdallah Salih al-‘Uthaymeen
LEGEND 160
Ibrahim al-Wazzan
AWAKENING 163
Part II
SHORT STORIES
Muhammad ‘Alwan
THAT’SHOW THE STORY STARTS 167
‘Abdallah Bakhashwain
EARLY AWAKENING 170
Fawziyya al-Bakr
APAPER LIFE 177
Badriyya al-Bishr
THESCHOOL CARETAKER 180
Hamza Muhammad Bogary
THEDARK ALLEY 183
Sa‘d al-Dosari
THEMIRROR 185
Khaleel al-Fuzai‘
AWAY FROM HOME 187
Maryam al-Ghamidi
THEMAD GIRL WHO TRIED TO CHANGE VILLAGE TRADITIONS 189
Noura al-Ghamidi
UPMYGRANDFATHER’SLONG SLEEVE 192
‘Ashiq ‘Issa al-Hadhal
THEBROKER OF DONKEYS 198
Husain ‘Ali Husain
THEDEPARTURE 201