Reddit reviews The Butterfly's Burden (English and Arabic Edition)

Man, do I love me some Darwish. There's a fantastic bilingual collection of his work that's a great resource for anyone who'd like to learn Arabic.

Arabic is such a rich language, Darwish translations definitely fail to capture his magic. Metrically, you just can't accomplish the same things in English. They do come admirably close, though! There's also a great collection of Palestinian poetry called A Bird Is Not a Stone that uses bridge translations. The Scottish and Palestinian poets involved are all immensely talented. Highly recommend you grab a copy if you like Darwish's work!