Homeland I was that fool when I decided to leave the land where my beloved my birth place where I see your face my whole life's memories despite the pain with all the agony I was that fool when I decided to leave the land where my beloved ********************* I will regret through all my life that day I left your soil behind a piece of hell what I am examining away your hills and my peaceful town I was that fool when I decided to leave the land where my beloved ********************* I spend my days thinking of you no one can fill your place at all my heart shakes if I heard your name my soul destroyed with sorrow and blame I was that fool when I decided to leave the land where my beloved ********************* Nothing but tears bring the memories of myself there among the family everything's lost its real sense only pain grows more and more intense I was that fool when I decided to leave the land where my beloved ********************* Does he remember my genuine love or has he found who gives more above who loves him sincerely and holds him dearly I was that fool when I decided to leave the land where my beloved ********************* ** Ahmed Rafiq al-Mahdawi was a libyan poet. He was a genius poet who wrote lots of fascinating poems. The Italian occupiers were so upset with him because his poetry was a tool to call for freedom and dignity to his country. They excluded him, thus he immigrated to Turkey. When he was at his exile he wrote a very beautiful poem where he expressed his hard experience away his homeland. I like this poem very very much. I tried to transform it to English. I didn't translate it literally. I picked the ideas and wrote them my way in English. In these days where are living a major migrants crisis. Many migrants are going through tough times away their countries. Leaving the place where you lived and raised is always a hard decision to make. My heart goes out to them all.