Sanzio

| by @2000smodels on instagram

Nothing. Nothing pleases me

the traveler on the bus says—Not the radio

or the morning newspaper, nor the citadels on the hills,

I want to cry.

The driver says: Wait until you get to the station,

then cry alone all you want.

A woman says: Me too. Nothing

pleases me. I guided my son to my grave,

he liked it and slept there, without saying goodbye.

A college student says: Nor does anything

please me. I studied archaeology but didn’t

find identity in stone. Am I really me?

And a soldier says: Me too. Nothing

pleases me. I always besiege a ghost

besieging me.

The edgy driver says: Here we are

almost near our last stop, get ready

to get off.

Then they scream: We want what’s beyond the station,

keep going!

As for myself I say: Let me off here. I am

like them, nothing pleases me, but I’m worn out

from travel.

TW real violence

حَفِظَكَ اللهُ

May Allāh preserve you.

سَلَّمَكَ اللهُ

May Allāh protect you.

قَوَاكَ اللهُ

May Allāh strengthen you.

صَانَكَ اللهُ

May Allāh take care of you.

أَكْرَمَكَ اللهُ

May Allāh honor you.

نَفَعَ اللهُ بِكَ

May Allāh benefit others by you.

بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكَ

May Allāh bless you.

سَدَّدَكَ اللهُ

May Allāh guide you to what’s correct.

أَعَزَّكَ اللهُ

May Allāh give you honor.

رَفَعَ اللهُ مَقَامَكَ

May Allāh raise your status.

أَسْعَدَكَ اللهُ

May Allāh make you happy.

شَرَحَ اللهُ صَدْرَكَ

May Allāh give you joy.

يَسَّرَ اللهُ أَمْرَكَ

May Allāh make your affair easy.

أَتَمَّ اللهُ لَكَ النُّورِ

May Allāh complete your light.

ضَاعَفَ اللهُ لَكَ الأُجُورَ

May Allāh multiply your rewards.

جَعَلَ اللهُ عَيْشَةَ رَغِيدًا

May Allāh make your life pleasant.

جَعَلَ اللهُ سَعْيَكَ حَمِيدًا

May Allāh make your efforts praiseworthy.

جَعَلَكَ اللهُ مُبَارَكًا أَيْنَمَا كُنْتَ

May Allāh make you blessed wherever you are.

أَمَدَّكَ اللهُ بِمَدَدٍ مِنْ عِنْدَهُ

May Allāh aid you with support from Himself.

جَعَلَكَ اللهُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا

May Allāh make a leaser of the pious.

لَا زِلْتَ فِي أَسْمَلِ سَلَامَةٍ

May you remain in the most complete safety.

طَيَّبَ اللهُ نَفْسَكَ

May Allāh make you in high spirits.

فَسَّحَ اللهُ فِي أَجْلِكَ

May Allāh extend your appointed time.

أَطَالَ اللهُ عُمْرَكَ

May Allāh give you a long life.

صَبَّ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ الْخَيْرَ صَبًّا

May Allāh pour forth abundant good on you.

سَاقَ اللهُ إِلَيْكَ الْخَيْرَ سَوْقًا

May Allāh send abundant good towards you.

تَحَنَّنَ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ

May Allāh be compassionate towards you.

آوَاكَ اللهُ

May Allāh give you refuge.

فَتَحَ اللهُ لَكَ أَبْوَابَ الْخَيْرَاتِ

May Allāh open the doors of good for you.

مَتَّعَ اللهُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ بِحَيَاتِكَ

May Allāh give the Muslims enjoyment with your life.

وَسَّعَ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ

May Allāh be generous to you.

رَزَقَكَ اللهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا تَحْتَسِبُ

May Allāh provide for you from where you could never imagine.

رَزَقَكَ اللهُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

May Allāh provide for you without measure.

بَيَّضَ اللهُ وَجْهَكَ

May Allāh brighten your face.

أَغَاثَكَ اللهُ

May Allāh help you.

أَعَانَكَ الله

May Allāh aid you.

طَيَّبَ اللهُ ذِكْرَكَ

May Allāh make good any mention of you.

عَمَّرَ اللهُ قَلْبَكَ

May Allāh grant long life to your heart.

أَبْقَى اللهُ لَكَ ثَنَاءً حَسَنًا

May Allāh preserve for you good praise.

أَصْلَحَ اللهُ ذُرِّيَتَكَ

MaybAllah rectify your offspring.

أَعْلَى اللهُ مَقَامَكَ

May Allāh elevate your status.

خَتَمَ اللهُ لَكَ بِالْحُسْنَى

May Allāh give you a good end.

en outre - moreover

par ailleurs - besides

en accord avec - agreeing with

toutefois - however

cependant - however, yet, nevertheless

en revanche - on the other hand, in contrast

au contraire - on the contrary

contrairement à - contrary to

d'un autre côté - on the other side

tout d'abord - firstly

en guise d'introduction - by way of an introduction

en guise de conclusion - In conclusion

en bref - in brief

pour finir - finally

enfin - at last, finally

ainsi - thus

surtout - especially

notamment - notably

parmi - among

d'après - according to

selon - according to

jusqu'à un certain point - to a certain extent

toujours est-il que - nevertheless

d'une façon ou d'une autre - one way or another

pour la plupart - for the most part, mostly

par contraste - in contrast

paraît-il - so it seems

également - equally

de nos jours - today, nowadays

parfois, quelquefois - sometimes

autrefois - previously, formerly

à l'époque de - in the age of

étant donné que - given that

quand même - even so, nevertheless

sans aucun doute - no doubt

de plus en plus (+ adj) - more and more (+ adj)

de plus en plus de (+ noun) - more and more (+ noun)

certes - admittedly

quant à - as for

de la même manière - in the same way

bien loin de - far from

afin de + inf - in order to

désormais - from now on

un changement en mieux - a change for the better

dans ce but - for this purpose

à en juger par - to judge by

par bonheur - fortunately

ou bien - or else

pour ainsi dire - so to speak

Volver a lo que fui: materia acaso

sin conciencia de ser, como la planta.

Gustar la vida y en belleza tanta,

sorber la savia, sin quebrar el vaso.

- Alfonsina Storni

"Why is absence so heavy to bear?"