艾哈迈德·法鲁克·拜东：新年信条

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艾哈迈德·法鲁克·拜东：新年信条

难道不是为了欢笑而欢笑吗？
难道不是那颗梦幻星辰所能实现的愿望吗？
且听，那驯鹿吟唱着悠扬的圣歌，
游行队列中，“喜庆”这位沉稳的教宗，
为那抹逝去的沮丧加冕，
传递令人陶醉的希望和欢呼。

就把它称作一切艰难岁月的终结吧，
那艰难岁月最终以令人屏息的高潮而收尾，
所有的吟游诗人忘却了背叛，高举篝火，
在不断扩大的漩涡中，燃烧炽热迷人的光芒，
孩子们如成串的花蕾，重新恢复了生机，
伴随着摇摇摆摆的玩偶鸭和雪人的景象。

集结的人群与观众爆发出欢呼的掌声，
就这样，欢乐即将降临，神圣的法则即将启迪人心，
不再有噩梦，不再有祈求，不再有——一场闹剧，
最终也最重要的是，我找到了充满福乐的太阳，，
更何况，一个以珍惜兄弟情谊为口号的新年。


埃及诗人艾哈迈德·法鲁克·拜东


A New-year Creed:

Ain’t it laughter for laughter sake?
Ain’t it a wish dreamy star could make?
Hearken, that reindeer with melodious psalm,
With processional parade of HOHO Pope of calm,
That crowning touch of bygone dismay,
Sending signs of hope of ravishing Hurray.

Call it a finale to all going got tough,
That tough got going at the end with a breath-taking trough,
All balladeers forgot those backsies, and uphold bonfire,
Of incandescent infatuating lights in a widening gyre,
And, those threaded buds of children respectively back in shape,
With dolly wagging ducks and snow-man scape.

The strongholds of rallied throngs and spectators cheered with applause,
It was so, that merriment on the cusp of inspiring divine laws,
No more nightmare, no more plea, no more— a travesty,
At last but not least, I find my sun replete with bliss and felicity,
Let alone a new year with a slogan of cherishing hegemonial fraternity.


Written by the Egyptian Poet Ahmed Farooq Baidoon