The Mountain

by Hashim Shafiq

Design by Emily Wong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have washed the mountain,
I have washed the stones and the snow,
and I have washed the sand.
I have washed the pebbles
and the wind that clings to the trees.
I have washed the mountain,
I have lit the paths
and the back ways around the mountain.
I have lit the caves and the stairs
and the hideouts in the folds of the mountain.
I have washed the summit
and every crevice of the mountain
so that my loved ones might pass
in the forenoon of the mountain day.

Translated by Saadi Simawe and Ralph Savarese

Share via
Copy link
Powered by Social Snap