The Arabian Traveler Poetry

Victims of a Map. Featuring three Arab Poets and their unique poetry both in English and Arabic. Reading from the Book Victim of a Map published in 1984 by Al Sami Books in London. ضحايا الخريطه كتاب نشر في لندن بالانجليزيه والعربيه

Onadeekum أناديكم I call you all is a famous Palestinian song written by Tawfiq Ziad توفيق زياد and sung by several artists. This features , Sheik Imam الشيخ إمام and Ahmad Kaaboor احمد قعبور renditions of the poem. A brief bio and several poems of the artist are read mostly in Arabic with some English translations. Mohammad Jnied محمد جنيد song A child’s Scream صرخة طفل is featured.

Palestinian hip hop reportedly started in 1998 with Tamer Nafar's group DAM. The Arabian Traveler Poetry will sample two recent songs by DAM and translate into English while giving a brief explanation and history of Palestinian Arabic Hip hop. Translation and comments on three songs.

فدوى طوقان، شاعرة فلسطينية، تمثل رمزا شعريا نسويا وطنيا، تأثرت بشعراء المهجر، وكانت مِن أوائل مَن نظم الشعر العربي الحر. حازت على العديد من الجوائز والأوسمة، وغلب على شعرها الهمّ الوطني منذ عام 1967، فأطلق عليها "أمّ الشعر الفلسطيني" و"شاعرة فلسطين

Poems for Gaza Poem by Rafeef Ziadah we teach life.

Harun Hashim Rashid -هارون هاشم رشيد فلسطيني Palestinian and Nizar Aqabani نزار قباني : ما قيمة الشعب الذي ليس له لسان؟ What Value Has the People Whose Tongue Is Tied

Arabian Love Poems written by Nizar Qabbani . Nizar Tawfiq Qabbanni March 1923 – 30 April 1998) was a Syrian diplomat, poet, writer and publisher. He is considered to be Syria's National Poet. His poetic style combines simplicity and elegance. Original poems read by Mohammad Bader

A poem dedicated To Honorable Rima Ghandour upon her investiture as a judge in Multnomah County Oregon. Rima is the first Arab American Judge an immigrant from Lebanon. Poem written and read by The Arabian Traveler. It was originally written in Arabic then Translated into English. Poem written and read by Mohammad Bader AKA The Arabian Traveler Poetry.

This Episode in Arabic. Why Do You Ask
لماذا تسأل

َدخلت َُألبابَ رافعاً هامتيْ دونَ أن اخجلْ
فلماذا تسأل؟
َدمي عربيٌ مرويٌ من ماءِ َزمزمْ
وإخواني في هذا الكونِ أكبرُ واكثرْ
والليلُ والنهارُ واسودُ الغاباتُ تعرفني
أنا الليثُ ينحني لي ََو يفزعْ
عندي سؤال اليكَ قبل أن تسأل
أليس تعرف أجدادي؟
هم سادو الكون من قبلي
وهم كانو مني افضل
أم أن جيلي الضعيف أنساك أني
حفيد لأمراء البحور؟
وأنا أمير ابن أمير ....
قد ذل عبر السنين واكثر
فلماذا تسأل؟
فهي هامتي ....
تلك إلهامه شامخة…
مليئة بالكبرياء…
وأحلام…
وتاريخ عريقٌ…
قد هرم ونسيني…
فرجاءاَ تذكر!
صنع أجدادي التاريخ
وأنا أخجل أني فرطت بشئ جميل واكبر
ولعبت ولهوت مع إخوتي
وشدنا البحر والتيار الي مستقبل أصغر
فالحسرة والويل لجيل كان لا يفكر
لجيل خسر أجمل وأغلي ما يملكه الأفراد والأممُ
كرامةٌ
و شهامةٌ
وسمعةٌ تفتح الأبواب واكثر
أيها السائل: لا ألومك إذ تسال
لقد قصرت في واجبي واكثر
أنا وأخواتي اغتنينا بكنز أجدادنا فتبعثر
هذا السؤال افاقني الي حقيقة مرة
إذا بقيت أن احلم فلن اعمل
فهيا يا إخوتي هيا نعمل
فرصيد حسابنا صفرا في بنوك الامم الدولية

Why do you ask?

I walked in with my head held high and without shame.

So, Why do you ask?

My blood is Arabian, quenched by the water of *Zamzam.

And my brothers in this universe are older and abundant.

The night, the day, and the lions of the jungles know me.

The lions bow for me and run

I have a question for you before you ask?

Don't you know my forefathers?
They ruled the world before
And surpassed me.

Or is it that my feeble
generation that made you forget that I am a grandchild to the admirals of the seas;
And that I am a prince ;
Son of a prince that was humbled over the years and more.

So why do you ask?

For this head;
This head is held High;
Full of pride;
Full of dreams and;
Full of majestic history;
A history that became old and forgot me.

So please, REMEMBER ME!

My forefathers made history
And I am embarrassed that I squandered something beautiful and grand

As I played and sported with my brothers,
The sea and the tide pulled us to a smaller future.

Heartbreak and woe to a generation that does not contemplate!
To a generation that lost the most beautiful and precious thing an people can have :
Dignity;
Nobility;
And a reputation that opens the doors and more.

Oh ye asker,
I don't blame you for asking for
I neglected my homework and more.

My brothers and I inherited treasures and quickly squandered it.

This question awakened me to the bitter truth:
if I continue to dream, I will not DO.
So, let's WORK brothers
For our balance is zero in
The international banks of nations
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*zamzam is the name of a well in Mecca, Saudi Arabia which provides natural spring water to the millions of Muslim pilgrims who visit each year. The well is located a few meters east of the Ka'aba.

3/26/2014
‎‏Barcelona,Spain.

An Arabic letter on love to May Ziyahah

In this episode writer of The Traveler Mohammad Bader speaks about his book. Starting with Part one that focuses on Love . Ends with reading a poem called: When The Sun Sets

Reading of the Poem My Love in Arabic and in English by author Mohammad Bader. قصيدة حبيبتي بالعربي والانجليزي بقلم وصوت الشاعر محمد بدر

Mohammad Bader author of The Traveler reads from chapter 2 Peace Vs. War. Poems, Scream, Night Owl, A dream, Satisfaction, Neighbor or Cousin. Choosing poetry as a medium to express the complexity of the conflict between Arabs and Israelis, Mohammad hopes for peace and hopes to shed a light on the human needs of Palestinians through prose and poetry.

قلبي معاك
This is an original song by Mohammad Bader, The Arabian Traveler. Called My heart with you.
وبصور دنياك قلبي…. قلبي ده انا قلبي معاد وبكل الدنيا صابر وياك ده انا معاك صابر وياك معاكً انا والله معاك في كل الاوقات في كل الاوقات الصبر ده كله حياه والصبر دة كله جراح والصبر ده عمرة عمره عمره راح الصبر ….هو المفتاح ترا ري يا حبيبي معاك انا دايماً فرحان دايماً فرحان (٣)

قصيدة من هي بقلم محمد بدر ٓمن ِْهيٓ؟

ٓمقدسيةٌ ، ٓخليليةٌ ، أجنبِيٓةٌ
أم أميرة من ديار نائيه؟
هي النجم ٓوالبدر في سماءٍ عاليه
وهي الشمس والدفئ
في ليلةِِ برد عاتيه
وهي الام ُوالصديقُه للايام ِالتأليه
ٓبحثت ُعنها مشرقاً ومغرباً
وإذ هي تأتي امامي دانية
احبتي،
نسيتها ونسيت لباب افكارها
فمن هيه؟
هي ٓتحمل ٓجرةً فوقٓ رأسها
ٓتلبس ثوباً مطرزاً
بأحلام وانبات مثمرة
تتحدي التاريخ بذراعيها
وتمشي فوق الدمار
تحطم القيد وتلعن الحصار
هي رمزٌ للمحبةِ والاصرارْ
ُتطِرزُ خارطةً علي ٓجبينها
وتنادي بعلو صوتها :
لا تنساني ! فأنا ٓمسبيه
تلك ِهي ٓعشيقتي وانا احبها
هي شمسي وبدري
وكل ما اهوي ِهيٓ
كلمات الشاعر محمد بدر

Welcome to the Arabian Traveler Poetry produced and hosted by Mohammad Bader. This episode will be both in English and Arabic.
I was asked to translate such poems for the Silverton Poets Society annual reading on a couple of occasions. Such poems were translated into several languages. My job was to translate them into Arabic. I’ll be reading those poems first in English the original script then will read my translations.
There are four poets:
Naomi Shihab Nye- Jerusalem
William Stafford- unknown enemy and Deciding
Kim Stafford- A prayer by the Tigris
James Wright- A Blessing
هذه الحلقه باللغتين الانجليزيه والعربيه. ترجمة نعومي شهاب ناي، وليام ستافورد،كيم ستافورد و جيمس رايت

قصيدة احمد العربي / احمد العربي. الشاعر محمود درويش بصوت محمد بدر.

This Episode builds on the Theme of Peace vs. War السلام مقابل الحرب رقم ٢ from Mohammad Bader's book The Traveler. Those selected poems are read both in Arabic and in English from the chapter Peace Vs. War in the voice of the author Mohammad Bader. This is a bilingual episode. It starts in Arabic and ends in English. الشاعر المغترب محمد بدر يقرأ قصائد عن القدس من كتابة المسافر

Gibran and Pen League. This Episode is in Arabic. A brief history of the formation of the Pen League and Gibran who was its founder. Most famous poem by Gibran sung by Fairouz هذه الحلقة بالعربيه عن جبران وشعراء المهجر والرابطة القلمية . المسافر يقرأ من بعض كتابات جبران هذه الحلقة تركز علي جبران و فيروز تغني اعطني الناي

قصيدة الشاعر العراقي مظفر النواب بصوت محمد بدر - القدس عروس عروبتكم

The Traveler. Chapter 4 Utipia Vs. Morbidity Published by Luly Press 2011.

Utopia vs Morbidity chapter read by Mohammad Bader in Arabic المثالية والتناقضات قرأة عدة قصائد بالعربيه بصوت الكاتب العربي الامريكي محمد بدر

This Episode in Arabic. Mahmoud Darwish (Maḥmūd Darwīsh, 13 March 1941 – 9 August 2008) was a Palestinian poet and was regarded as Palestine's national poet.نبذة عن حياة واشعار محمود درويش حصريا باللغة العربية. بصوت محمود درويش ومحمد بدر. قصيدة احمد العربي كامله بصوت محمد بدر
The Arabian Traveler Poetry will be reading some of his poems.

The Traveler and the Wise Man a short story. Read by the Author of The Traveler Mohammad Bader.

This Episode is in Arabic. Reading of Ahmad The Arab in Arabic. الشاعر الفلسطيني المغترب محد بدر يقرأ قصيدة احمد العربي وايضا تعرف ب: لا تسألني عن اسمي وعنواني

يقرأ الشاعر المغترب محد بدر قصيده سيدتي

Exploring Love, Grief, and Mindfulness through poetry. Elmo Shade gives a candid interview with the Arabian Traveler Poetry about personal loss and grief using poetry. Elmo received his formal mindfulness training from the Center for Mindfulness at UMass Medical Center, Vanderbilt Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Duke Center for Integrative Medicine, Google’s Search Inside Yourself Leadership Development Program, and is a graduate of the Institute of Mindful Leadership. He is accredited as a Certified Mindfulness Teacher - Professional through the International Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA). He currently volunteers his spare time with Meals on Wheels in Washougal, WA. Elmo is the author of three (3) poetry collections, his latest release A Glorious Poetic Rage, Atmosphere Press, in 2021. He is currently completing his first Poetry Chapbook for release sometime in early 2023. Elmo lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest.

المسافر كتبت في ٢ ايلول ١٩٩٢ باللغه العربيه . من اعداد وتقديم محمد بدر

Reading two poems written to Eulogize two great people. How do we grieve the loss even after so many years? There are people who give us unconditional love that helps us. We must not forget those people.

Fourth episode with three poems read by mohammad Bader author of The Traveler. Poems read are: Where Are You My Friend? Silence صمت and Bilateral Deception خداع متبادل. Read both in English and Arabic.

Written, produced and hosted by Mohammad Bader author of The Traveler a collection of poetry. The purpose of this show is to talk about poetry in four themes Love, Peace, The Immigrant Experience, and Utopia. I will read some of my poetry, describe my journey and interview and show the poetry of other poets.