Oh martyrs, multiplying rapidly, come, let us go together beneath the ground. Hold your breath so the pain doesn't get to you more, for it walks above the earth, and its footsteps hurt my heart because it pained you. I love you endlessly, without regret, and find all on earth perishes without you.

Darine Houmani was born in 1977 in the town of Yater, South Lebanon. She published: 'Bigger Than a Train Window' (Poetry), Dar Al-Farabi, 2008. 'The Sad Yater' (Poetry), Dar Al-Farabi, 2012. Publishing house: Dar Al-Farabi for Publishing and Distribution. Number of Pages: 112. Year of publication: 2015.