#if I must die

[draakart]

If I must die, let it bring hope Let it be a tale 🪁🍉🇵🇸

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170 hours later and this behemoth project is completed. After being moved to tears three times by Dr. Alareer's poem, I needed to create something. Hopefully this honours his memory.

Hoping to get some funding from local orgs to get this printed into a physical booklet for distribution.

From the river, to the sea!

[baby-girl-aaron-dessner]

Palestinian poet, Refaat Alareer

[pritong-baboy]

phobos my abhorred...

i know that the way i characterize him in my medieval au is sooo different from canon (and generally how i usually write him) but i wanted to see him nice and have the capacity to change for onceee aughhhhhh....

[demolition-queen]

If I must die,

you must live

to tell my story

to sell my things

to buy a piece of cloth

and some strings,

(make it white with a long tail)

so that a child, somewhere in Gaza

while looking heaven in the eye

awaiting his dad who left in a blaze–

and bid no one farewell

not even to his flesh

not even to himself–

sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above

and thinks for a moment an angel is there

bringing back love

If I must die

let it bring hope

let it be a tale

-Refaat Alareer ( Palestinian Writer )

[bibyebae]

[poetry4palestine]

After If I Must Die by Refa’at Alareer

You had to die—

like those before you—

And with you, so many more.

And after you, so many more.

And after them, so many more.

You know, they still call it a war. If

your things could be found, by Allah

I would barter and fashion the

biggest of kites. Instead, here is

a different kind of exchange—your life

for our protests. Your poem for mine. This

is the tale: We rally and

raise our flags like kites—

red, green, black—and like you wanted,

white. The

child of Gaza sees the sky fill with angels

and he knows they can only be

angels for they are dressed in the colours

of Palestine. This is the love. We know

we are not angels, but by Allah, do we love.

We say: there is no need to bid farewell to the flesh,

or even to oneself. You will meet again,

one day in heaven. This is the hope.

[mightypurplethunder]

Poem by Refaat Alareer (رفعت العرعير)

Art by Catalina Muñoz

In humble honor of the people of Palestine 🇵🇸

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

Refaat Al-Areer’s brother, Adel, and his family need our help!

“My name is Adel Al-Areer, and I send this heartfelt appeal with a heavy heart, seeking your help in our dire hour of need. Some of you may remember my brother Refaat Al-Areer, a well known writer and professor, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on December 7. Before he was killed, Refaat wrote:

"If I must die,

you must live,

to tell my story"

With your help, my wife Kholoud and our beloved children – Aseel (aged 16), Mahmoud 14, Rafiq 10, and Sela 7- will be able to escape the harrowing turmoil of war-torn Gaza, and live to tell Refaat's story--all our story.”

[polarabicpoetry]

If I must die.

The last poem by late Dr. Refaat Al Areer, who was assassinated by the Israel Occupation Forces along with his sister and her children.

He was the voice of Gaza. A poet, author, translator, and advocate, he mentored and trained a generation of writers and translators in Gaza to push for Palestine's story and narrative by its people.

Search for his work. Share his words. This is his legacy for us.

[silicacid]

If we must live

Ghada Hania

The Electronic Intifada 8 December 2023

A poem for Dr. Refaat Alareer.

If we must live,

we shall unfold the tale,

where echoes of hope prevail.

Piece by piece,

weaving threads of hope,

a narrative retold.

We will fly a kite

that ascends through the vast expanse,

fluttering,

soaring,

in a rhythmic dance.

Like an angelic presence,

a smile takes flight,

landing gently

on every Gazan’s plight.

From the gaze of orphans,

to the grace of elders,

Hope will illuminate this sacred space.

The pained,

oppressed,

shall find their rest.

We’ll unfold the tale,

let echoes resound,

reviving hope

like raindrops abound,

quenching the thirst of arid hearts,

each part.

We will rise again,

opening the doors to the morning,

planting hopes tenderly.

From the start,

we shall embark,

like a bird’s melody,

we will compose hope in the strings of life.

[somehowwow]

Spotted in Derry, Ireland..

[arablit]

The Story of a Poem: Refaat Alareer's 'If I Must Die'

By Salih J Altoma  “And in Gaza and the West Bank, a new generation of poets persists. The most famous, of course, is Refaat Alareer, who was murdered by an Israeli bomb in December 2023, and whose poem “If I Must Die” has rapidly become one of the most read and translated of the 21st century.” -Alex Skopic / Current Affairs (Jan/Feb 2024). “Refaat’s poem, viewed 33 million times on Twitter, is…

[baby-girl-aaron-dessner]

A poem by the Palestinian writer, professor, and activist Dr.  Refaat Alareer.

He was killed in an Israeli airstrike on December 7, 2023.

[pritong-baboy]

medieval au crackpot!! designing him took a lot of brainpower lmao.

vile, vile man, but he probably has the best design in the entirety of my au. will be (re)posting phobos soon!! and perhaps my other medieval doodles.

[wandaluvstacos]

i know twitter screenshots are mostly cursed things on this website, especially these days, but I just want everyone on tumblr to see the Twitter post where everyone translated Dr. Refaat Alareer's poem "If I must die" into different languages. Genuinely the most touching thing the internet has given us in a while.

[esrah-rah-rasputin]

Patch in progress

[ID: white fabric painted with the Palestinian flag in the shape of a diamond kite, and then a folded white ribbon like the tails of a kite, embroidered in red, “If I must die, let it bring hope / let ur be a take –Refaat Alareer.” /End ID]