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RE: The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings everlasting joy to the soul.

in DBuzz2 years ago

Reminds me of an old poem we had to learn at school:

يا أهل أندلس الله منّكم

ماء وأشجّار وأنهار

ما جنّة الخلد إلّا في دياركم

وإذا حُيّرت هذا كنت أختار


It roughly translates to:

O People of Andulus, Allah (God) has blessed you

(With) Water, Trees and Rivers

The eternal Paradise is but in your Home

If I had to choose, I would've chosen this ( (between Andulus or Paradise)

For context, this is a poem from when Andulus (Spain) was a thriving Islamic State. The poet was so proud of it, that he claimed he'll choose it over paradise. (That's a big claim from a Muslim, and it's probably an exaggeration here, but...)