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2022-08-07

Ahmed Morsi

"Horse Rider (1)"
Acrylic on canvas
130 x 80 cm
New York City - 2004
mise an cúigiú marcach
tá an chuid eile acu, a shearc
chomh marbh le hart
        an té a thagann le grásta
        éist leis an tseitreach cheolmhar
i am the fifth horseman
the others, beloved
are dead as door nails
        the one who comes with grace am i
        hear the sweet whinnying

2021-04-17

Ahmed Morsi

Ahmed Morsi
Untitled,
Acrylic on canvas,
150 X 196 cm. 2010

dá mbeadh fhios againn
cé sinn féin nó cad as dúinn
táim ar strae, a chuid
        deir fear ar an raidió
        gurb as áit i gcéin dúinn
if only we knew
who we are and where we are
Beloved, i'm lost
        a man on the radio
        says we have come from afar

2021-02-23

Ahmed Morsi

"Lady in Black Gown (1)"
Acrylic on canvas
183 x 156 cm
New York City - 2008
bláthaíonn rós dubh
drúcht dubh ag titim
dealga dú' ag lorg fola
        ní bhaineann sin liomsa
        ó bhreáthaigh do mheangadhsa mo shaol

a dark rose blooms
dark dew is falling
black thorns out for blood
        i know nothing of such things
        You graced me with a smile

2020-12-23

Ahmed Morsi - The White Mask

"The White Mask"
Acrylic on canvas
207 x 156 cm
New York City - 2009
uaireanta, a chuid
nuair a thugaim isteach im' chroí thú
téim amú ann    athraíonn tú mé
        múnlaíonn tú mé    cuireann athord
        ar imlínte mo shaoil
sometimes, beloved
when I bring You into my heart
i don't know where I am
        You change me! You shape me
        rearrange the contours of my being

2020-12-17

Ahmed Morsi: "Flute Player (2)"

"Flute Player (2)"
Acrylic on canvas
130 x 80 cm
New York City - 2004
i heard an air
that has no name
far and near it has traveled
        i weave it into my songs
        for You, and all my longing
chuala aer
nach raibh aon ainm air
thaistil sé i ngar is i gcéin
        tá sé fite duitse
        trím' laoithe agam, trím' dhúil

2020-12-11

Ahmed Morsi - Poetry (1)

Poetry (1)"
Acrylic on wood
118 x 118 cm
New York City - 2005
tá mo chuid laoithe
ag ithe a chéile
nuair nach n-itheann tusa iad
        alpann dán an dán eile
        feoil mo chroí mar fhéasta acu
my songs, beloved
are eating one another
since You do not eat them
        song eats song
        feasting on the flesh of my heart

2020-12-02

Ahmed Morsi: "Eyeing Time"

"Eyeing Time"
Acrylic on canvas
199 x 154 cm
New York City - 2000
sciob tú gach soicind
gach nóiméad is uair an chloig
den lá is den oíche uaim
        ní thig leat iad a thabhairt ar ais
        ní liom níos mó iad
You snatched every second
every minute every hour
of day and night from me
        You cannot give them back
        they are no longer mine

2020-11-18

Ahmed Morsi

"Untitled"
Acrylic on canvas
113 x 61cm
New York City - 2005

gáireann abhlóirí fúm
is ritheann deora leo
an tóraitheoir, féach air
        ag cuardach thall is abhus
        an té úd as El Toboso
jesters laugh at me
tears roll down their cheeks
the seeker, there he goes
        still searching everywhere
        for the one from El Toboso

2020-11-03

Ahmed Morsi - Recital

"Recital"
Acrylic on canvas
130 x 156 cm
New York City - 2007

ná cuardaigh brí
a chuid, sna laoithe seo
damhsa na gcoinnle cora sa ghaoth
        sin é an focal scoir
        fág brí faoi na scoláirí
why search for meaning
beloved, in these songs
bluebells wave in the wind
        that is the final word
        explanations are for scholars

2020-10-27

The Embrace

Ahmed Morsi
"The Embrace"
Oil on wood
190 x 124 cm
Cairo - 1966

níor thuig éinne
an uair sin, a thaisce
an tslí chun na bhflaitheas
        coinnigh greim ar ruball an chapaill
        b'in an tslí, dar leis na saoithe
it was a time
when none knew the way
to heaven, beloved
        hold on to the horse's tail
        that was the way, said the sages

2020-10-25

"Al Roh w'al Raks" (The Spirit and the Dance)

"Al Roh w'al Raks" (The Spirit and the Dance)
Ahmed Morsi
Oil on Canvas
200 x 198 cm
Cairo - 1968
ná bí ag taibhreamh, a shearc
ní heol dúinn cá dtabharfaidh
taibhrimh sinn: fan id' dhúiseacht
        cnuasaigh do chuid taibhreamh
        ullmhaigh le haghaidh a loiscthe iad
do not dream, beloved
we know not where dreams
will take us: stay awake
        gather your dreams together
        prepare them for the fire

2020-10-15

Woman's Head - Ahmed Morsi

Ahmed Morsi
Woman's Head (1972)
Acrylic on wood
52 x 46 cm
Sharjah Art Foundation Collection

an aithnítear an duine eile
an aithnítear an Féin
tagann tú    imíonn tú
        neach as an miotaseolaíocht
        imithe in éag le fada
who can know another
who can know the Self
You disappear    reappear
        some mythical creature
        long thought to be extinct

2020-10-07

Ahmed Morsi - Burial in Blue (2002)

Ahmed Morsi
Burial in Blue (2002)
Acrylic on canvas
175 x 195 cm
Sharjah Art Foundation Collection

nuair a eitlíonn an t-anam leis
an ar ais 'dtí an Gairdín é
diúltaímse éisteacht
        le trost ciúin na n-úll
        ag titim sa bhfómhar síoraí
when the soul flies off
is it back to the Garden
no! i will not listen
        to the soft thud of apples
        falling in eternal autumn

2020-10-04

Ahmed Morsi - Red Cage

"Red Cage"
Oil on canvas
70 x 100 cm
Cairo - 1968
ní scarann aon ní
óna chéile sinn, níor scar riamh
ní scarfaidh go deo
        conas a dhéanfaí dhá leath den mhuir
        níor tharla sé ó aimsir Fharó
nothing separates us
nothing ever did
or ever can, beloved
        how can the sea divide itself
        not since the time of the Pharaoh

2020-09-26

Ahmed Morsi - Flute Player

"Flute Player (1)"
Oil on wood
154 x 77 cm
Cairo - 1968

You came across my bones
in a charnel house, picked one
and made of it a flute
        what air is it you play
        who was Your music master
tháinig tú ar mo chnámha
in ula reilige, phioc cnámh
is dhein fliúit di
        cén t-aer atá á sheinnt agat
        cé bhí mar oide ceoil agat

2020-09-19

RCA Woman (1980): Ahmed Morsi

Ahmed Morsi
RCA Woman (1980)
Acrylic on wood
89 x 65 cm
Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art Collection

is sreangscéalta iad
mo chuid laoithe duitse
a theilgtear sa chianspás
        sna solasbhlianta atá romhainn
        osclóidh tú iad, a chuid
my songs for You
are telegrams hurled
into outer space
        in light years to come
        beloved, You will open them

2020-09-12

Ahmed Morsi - Self Portrait

"Self Portrait - Cairo (2)"
Oil on wood
81 x 124 cm
Cairo - 1970
Barjeel Art Foundation Collection
chuala mé an frása
níos gile ná míle grian
ag tagairt don Fhéin
        nó do Hiroshima
        idir neamh is ifreann atáimid
someone said the phrase
brighter than a thousand suns
a reference to the Self
        or to Hiroshima
        lost we are between heaven and hell

2020-07-25

Ahmed Morsi: White Fish

Ahmed Morsi
The White Fish (1974)
Acrylic on canvas
82 x 55 cm
Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art Collection
tá m'anam ar eolas agat
iasc geal a shnámhann
in uiscí cosmacha
        tá na milliúin bliain gan áireamh
        imithe tharainn, a thaisce
my spirit is known to You
the white fish that swims
in cosmic waters
        how many millions of years
        have gone by, beloved

2020-07-15

Ahmed Morsi - Untitled, 1969

Ahmed Morsi,
Untitled, 1969,
Oil on canvas,
124 x 73 cm.
an t-uaigneas seo
a chuid, tógfar díom é
níl ann ach an bhuairt
        a bhraitheann brúid nár maraíodh fós
        lá báistí . . . iarthar na hÉireann
this melancholy
beloved, it will pass
it is but the sorrow
        of the unslaughtered beast
        rainy day . . . west of Ireland

2020-07-10

Ahmed Morsi - Black Fish (1984)

Ahmed Morsi
Black Fish (1984)
Acrylic on canvas
152 x 132 cm
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
is é iasc dubh
mo chroíse é a ceapadh duitse
in aigéan gan ainm
        a chumann! cad a dhéanfair
        é a chaitheamh ar ais sa duibheagán
it is the black fish
of my heart caught for You
in a nameless ocean
        beloved! what will You do
        throw it back into the deep