A Moment in Bahrain


A Moment in Bahrain, two people watching the sun set over the Bahrain horizon, by Bonfelle

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Two people sit at the edge of the day and watch the sun sink into the Bahrain horizon. Neither says a word. They don’t need to. The sky turns crimson, then gold, then a color with no name, and for a few minutes time seems to loosen its grip.

I love moments like this, when nothing happens and everything does. The ordinary turns sacred, and a sunset becomes a quiet promise between two people: I was here, and so were you.

لحظة في البحرين

شخصان يجلسان عند طرف النهار يتأملان الشمس وهي تغيب في أفق البحرين، لا يقول أحدهما شيئاً ولا حاجة إلى الكلام. تتحول السماء إلى القرمزي ثم الذهبي ثم إلى لون بلا اسم، ويبدو الزمن لدقائق كأنه يرخي قبضته. أحب هذه اللحظات التي لا يحدث فيها شيء ويحدث فيها كل شيء: حين يصبح العادي مقدّساً، ويغدو الغروب وعداً هادئاً بين اثنين: كنتُ هنا، وكنتَ أنت أيضاً.

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