“In all the world it never happened / what happened in Al-Andalus,” wrote Mohammad al-Yayyar in one of his poems, a Muslim scholar who was forced to either convert to Christianity or leave his homeland.

Around 1500, forced to convert to Christianity or leave his homeland, he decided to do the latter. In the hope of returning, he hid three manuscripts in a wall of his house: the two books written by him and a Koran dating from the 12th or 13th century. They were never seen again until workers dislodged them while doing renovation work at a house in the village.

O, you the oppressor, the unjust, lo!

The darkness lover, the life-foe!

You’ve belittled the pains of a weak people,

And your palm is suffused with their gory hue.

You’ve walked trampling on Existence’s charm,

And on its tops, sowed thorns of sorrow.

Slow down! Don’t be deceived by the spring,

By the bright welkin and by the morn’s lights—

In the horizons wide are the horrors of darkness,

The thunderbolts, and the wind bites.

Be wary! Under ashes lie embers;

And who sows thorns reaps injuries.

Brood! There, how ye harvested

Mortals’ heads and hope’s flowerings;

Watered dust with blood flowings,

Forced it to sip tears till drunken.

Will topple ye over the flood, the blood-flood,

And will devour ye the fiery showering.

• The Tunisian poet Abul-Qasim Al-Shaby

If you have to point out every fault in a friend,

you’ll surely criticize everyone.

Live with your brother or just live alone—

sometimes he’s right, sometimes he’s wrong.

You’ll go thirsty unless you drink a few specks—

is anyone’s water always fresh?

Who is it whose traits are entirely pleasing?

It's enough dignity for a man that you don't lose count of their faults.

بدون لحوم قلاية الباذنجان بطريقتين ألذ من بعض فطور او غداء سريع ولذيذ https://youtu.be/tOW6hFwkDuI

بدون لحوم وجبة نباتية غنية بالبروتين والفيتامينات 🍅 ارز بالعدس وقرنبيط كامل مطبوخ https://youtu.be/0W31Jzs_8kk

من أشهر المقبلات المحمره السوريه 😋Syrian Muhammara https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Q7qwqBGKI

3 وصفات بالباذنجان اقتصادية وشهية فطور او عشاء بدون قلي بدون فرن وداعا لحيرة كل يوم https://youtu.be/TVsUGDrTlLI

الحريرة المغربية بالطريقة الاصلية | شوربة رمضانية لذيذة وصحية تستحق التجربة https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wdfnQdYOa4

الكشري المصري مع الصلصه والدقه تابعوها من أطيب الوصفات لاتفوتكم The Egyptian Koshary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThuB1s9EN_0&t=167

Desert:

صينية الحلبة الفلسطينية🔅 مليانة دفى وفوايد🔅حلوى شتوية لذيذة https://youtu.be/SrAecduawbc

بدون سكر حلويات صحية ✔️ 3 وصفات حلا سهلة ولذيذة ناكلها بدون ندم https://youtu.be/VSRK_sxVZwc

بدون بيض حليب خلاط او زبدة كيكة برتقال بالمهلبية🍊 طعم وشكل خيال https://youtu.be/P9bBNpcf1-Y

You thought I was gonna give you some idea what the dishes are in English didn't you Don't worry, they got subtitles.

Tell the monolinguals about your experience

A lot more of you should be learning Arabic smdh