Qismati and Nasibi
| "Qismati and Nasibi (My Fate and My Destiny)" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Naguib Mahfouz | |
| Translator | Ronak Husni and Daniel Newman |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
| Publication | |
| Publication type | Short story collection |
| Publication date | 1982 |
| Published in English | 2008 |
| Series | Ra’aytu fima yara al-na’im (I Saw, in a Dream, or I Saw as the Sleeper Sees) |
Qismati and Nasibi is a short story written by Nobel Prize winning Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz. It was included in the short story collection Ra’aytu fima yara al-na’im (I Saw, in a Dream, or I Saw as the Sleeper Sees) published in 1982. It was included in a collection of short stories written in Arabic Modern Arabic Short Stories: A Bilingual Reader, edited/translated into English by Ronak Husni and Daniel Newman.: 76–77 The title in Arabic means "My Fate and My Destiny." It is frequently interpreted to be an allegory of the Palestinian-Israeli situation.