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Poetry
Praise and thanks to God as befits the glory of His countenance and
the greatness of his authority” (al-Nashmi, 2004) 19
“When I saw her eyes, the sweetness of her beauty lived in me
Her beauty is beyond description, God has poured beauty over beauty
I had many words to tell her, but they disappeared when my hands
touched her hands
When I talked to her after I saw her I felt that the paradise is for me
I did not look at anyone but her when I could have looked at others
I did not write any poems for girls on this earth, I have nothing to do
with them.
Without the perfume no man would have come close to her and
praised her
If she came looking her best, I know that she is the devil under cover
Everyone was crying when they remembered women, while I am telling
her poem
I ask God to give her to me, God never disappoints a faithful that
comes to him praying” (al-Aslami, 2004)
“I witness that against the sharp blade
They always faced difficulties and stood together . . .
When the darkness comes upon us and we are bit by a
Sharp tooth, I say . . .
‘Our homes are flooded with blood and the tyrant
Is freely wandering in our homes’ . . .
And from the battlefield vanished
The brightness of swords and the horses . . .
And over weeping sounds now
We hear the beats of drums and rhythm . . .
They are storming his forts
And shouting: ‘We will not stop our raids
Until you free our lands’ . . .” (bin Laden, 2001b)
“Each day to the gardens go caravans of martyrs,
The Omniscient is pleased with them.
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19 Fawwaz bin Muhammad al-Nashmi was identified by al-Qaeda as the commander of the squad that attacked
foreign workers in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, in May 2004. He was killed by Saudi security forces in June 2004.