Books like A second treasury of Kahlil Gibran by Kahlil Gibran

Reflections by Lebanese‑American poet Kahlil Gibran on love, marriage, joy, sorrow, crime, punishment, pain, and self‑knowledge.

Translated from the Arabic by H.M. Nahmad.

Kahlil Gibran’s classic collection of poetic reflections and meditations, translated into English, explores mystic themes and the human experience within Arab literary tradition.

A poetic collection that explores the dual nature of joy and sorrow, offering contemplative reflections on beauty, grace, and the fleeting moments that shape human experience.

Upon a day in the spring of the year Jesus stood in the market-place of Jerusalem and He spoke to the multitudes of the kingdom of heaven. And He accused the scribes and the Pharisees of setting snares and digging pitfalls in the path of those who long after the kingdom; and He denounced them. Now amongst the crowd was a company of men who defended the Pharisees and the scribes, and they sought to lay hands upon Jesus and upon us also. But He avoided them and turned aside from them, and walkked towards the north gate of the city. And He said to us, "My hour has not yet come. Many are the things I have still to say unto you, and many are the deeds I shall yet perform ere I deliver myself up to the world." Then He said, and there was joy and laughter in His voice, "Let us go into the North Country and meet the spring. Come with me to the hills, for winter is past and the snows of Lebanon are descending to the valleys to sing with the brooks.

"An anthology of Arabic texts and English translations of works from the Arab Renaissance (Nahda) on modernity, language, gender, transnationalism, literary criticism, politics, travel, social justice, technology, history, and commerce. The edition is designed for the classroom, with an introduction, translator's note, and textual notes for students and teachers"--

A young man falls in love with a woman bound by social convention, based on Kahlil Gibran's autobiographical novel.