Mohammed AladawiLecturer · Linguist · Poet
Creative Works

Verse, stage, and screen

Language as instrument and inheritance — poetry in two tongues, theatre for the community, and documentary film for the mountains of Asir.

Poetry

Poems written and performed in Arabic and in English — for place, for nation, and for occasion.

Operetta poem · English · Supervised by Dr. Ahmed bin Ali Al Moraia

The Alphabet of the Kingdom

The Nation of Moderation

A verse operetta telling three centuries of the Saudi state, then carrying the nation through the twenty-six letters of the English alphabet.

Opening stanzas

Stanza 1
A hero named Mohammed bin Saud, Set the first state, of which we're proud. With wisdom, vision, and a strong hand, He laid the founding of our land.
Stanza 2
Turki bin Abdullah, with strength in heart, Re-stressed the dream to be a new start. He fixed the second Saudi State And started its glorious date.
Stanza 3
Then Abdulaziz, with sight so vast, Established the third nation to last. From glory to glory, its power grew, For three centuries, its dreams kept true.

A to Z — the nation in twenty-six couplets

  1. AAmazing King Abdulaziz — defeater of his enemies
  2. BBe brave and boast in all the times, as KSA is on the primes
  3. CCreative country with no crimes, and for the best it runs and climbs
  4. DDon't deny its great heritage in every city and village
  5. EEach one and every Saudi man redeems his land with what he can
  6. FFine, faithful friends you always find — in KSA people are kind
  7. GGreat and grand its history, deeply rooted, ancient glory
  8. HHis Royal Highness MBS, with his high vision and its bless
  9. IIdeal our identity, we live in love and amity
  10. JJustice, job, and joyful joy, our kingdom blesses, we enjoy
  11. KKing Salman, so keen and kind — and K for Kaaba, our holy land
  12. LLoyal we'll be for our king. We'll always sing: Long live the king
  13. MMore and more of good memories, we love the founder Abdulaziz
  14. NNot in our names, evil will be, our noble nation's strong and free
  15. OObedient and outfit we are, and for our oath we reach the star
  16. PProphet for whom we always stand, with peace was sent to all mankind
  17. QQuiet and quick we go to peak, in all our ways quality we seek
  18. RRaise up roses in all the roads, while evil roads for sure we'll close
  19. SSpread seeds of love in every street, while extremists, sure we'll defeat
  20. TTowards talent, Tech, sure we will go, just see our trees how always grow
  21. UUnified we are in this universe, so let's unbind our grumpiness
  22. VVictorious, vast is our vision — 2030 is our decision
  23. WWhen we want to, sure we will win, and what we want, soon will happen
  24. XXerox our words. Excel in life, and for our goals we strive and strife
  25. YYear after year we yearn to be the best country for you and me
  26. ZZing, zeal and zeal we do zip by, to raise our kingdom high and high
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Poem · English · Written for the first Saudi state

Deriyah

Just like a mount it stands with pride, Deriyah where heroes reside. Its history and heritage are great, The capital of the first Saudi state. Where the founder built it to last, To tell the glory of the past. Abdulaziz, King of all days, Drew heroism in all the ways. Deriyah roots twinkle like gold, To boast your past which will be told To everybody all over the world. Your citadels are grand and tall — Our old capital. You are our soul.
Poems · Arabic & English

Art Street, Abha

Two promotional poems written and performed in both Arabic and English to celebrate Abha's Art Street and to invite visitors into its galleries.

Recitations on film

The poems as they were performed — recited on location, in Deriyah and among the jacarandas of Abha.

Recitation · English · On location

Deriyah

Recited in the evening before the illuminated walls of Deriyah — the capital of the first Saudi state, and the subject of the poem.

Recitation · English · Art Street, Abha

Jacaranda — Art Street, Abha

The Art Street poem read over aerial views of Abha in jacaranda bloom, inviting visitors to walk the violet street and its galleries.

Film · Silent · Aerial

Abha in Violet Bloom

Aerial footage of Abha's jacaranda-lined streets, filmed as the visual companion to the Art Street poems.

Theatre & operetta

Playwright, scenarist, theatrical director, and operetta writer and director. Wrote and directed the operetta Watan Al-Ezz, first-place winner at the King Khalid University operetta competition, and prepared and directed the full 1444 AH Saudi Founding Day celebration on the stage of Abha Literary Club.

  • · Watan Al-Ezz — operetta, KKU 1st place
  • · The Alphabet of the Kingdom — verse operetta
  • · Founding Day 1444 AH — Abha Literary Club
  • · Original plays, scenarios, and stage direction

Film & tourism

A documentary filmmaker devoted to the culture, heritage, and tourism of the Asir Region — mountain villages, terraced fields, and the crafts of stone and wool that endure between them.

  • · Promotional films along the Al-Sawda tourist route
  • · Cultural short films of Asir villages & crafts
  • · Youth-led site rehabilitation & filming initiatives

Translation

Published catalogue translation, literary and poetic translation, and certified sign language interpreting are gathered on their own page.

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