A unique book of poetry titled ‘For the Love of Horses’ was launched in Dubai on Tuesday, ahead of the Dubai World Cup 2019 on March 30.The handmade book written by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, highlights his connection and love for horses through a collection of 18 poems written in Arabic and also translated into English. Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/videos
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00:00Through the lens of the poet, he sees the world in a different perspective than all of us.
00:06It is through that lens that the visionary leader comes to life.
00:10And through the lens of the father, he sees the world with great compassion, hope and character building.
00:18And it is through this lens that he develops great leaders.
00:22And through the lens of a knight, a true equestrian,
00:25he sees the past and future linked by a common thread of heritage and belonging.
00:32And it is through this lens that he develops and upholds great values
00:37that only accept the number one in every venue and on every stage.
00:43This is the true driver of the leader, the man, the father, the knight,
00:48challenging oneself to be the number one in comparison not to the world,
00:53but in comparison to our past selves.
00:57When all those lenses meet, we see the leadership of His Highness
01:02that elevates the beauty in all, that maps paths of great vision,
01:07that has great pride for what he does.
01:10My words can't explain the impact that horses and Divine Millennium has had on his life.
01:17The words of His Highness say it all in the poems,
01:21Wonderful World of Horses and Prize and Victory.
01:26I will read the words of the first poem, Wonderful World of Horses,
01:31but I can say as great as this translation is,
01:34it does not convey the full meaning of the language that the poem was originally written.
01:41Wonderful World of Horses
01:44Who taught the horses to call me by name?
01:47After a long absence, they come forth to greet me.
01:51Welcoming and playful, happy that I came.
01:55And when I depart, they yearn for me strongly.
01:58They know my heart, their love I claim.
02:01Bright smiles they cast, they ask for me warmly.
02:05They sense my essence, the scent my hands contain.
02:09So sensitive with emotion, one's thought for humans only.
02:13When I come to them, after fates forced to frame,
02:18the stables greet me with unbridled joy loudly.
02:22It's as if they say dearest heart and proclaim,
02:26it's been long they have longed and I've been missed so dearly.
02:31Horses with stately ancestry and distinguished strains,
02:35and secrets so secret, known to those held dearly.
02:40Graceful like deer, beauty words can't explain,
02:44and the speed of the wolf suddenly upon his prairie.
02:48With skin so taut and mountains of muscular frame,
02:53strong head, strong will, powerful and brawny.
02:57Smooth to ride, and fast when you churn the reins.
03:01Post fatigue, they seem to get back in shape magically.
03:05I've seen them rush, like gushing floods sustained,
03:09with waterfalls where upon high, crawling swiftly.
03:13Watching them is like observing falcons hunting game,
03:17wingless yet flying against all odds suddenly.
03:22For beauty, they've acquired beauty again and again.
03:26So wonderfully beautiful that nothing compares to them.