"MAN WAS NOT MEANT TO BE DEFEATED UNLESS DRESTROYED" "KUWAIT BEFORE OIL" "Why don't you tell what are you looking at?" "You can't see what I see" "I'm bored with looking" "I'm watching that wave" "Look!" "It's smiling at me" "Because I know its secrets" "What is behind that smile?" "Behind that smile lies greed, miserliness and obstinacy" "But the sea is generous" "Entire Kuwait is dependent on the sea" "It's generous to the weak and patient" "You wait hours and hours" "It may give you a fish or two" "But to those who are like me and who earn their living by hard work the sea is obstinate." "It fights, breaks and deprives them of everything" "THE CRUEL SEA" "Look" "Mother, have you told father?" "Yes... but he refused" "I must dive for pearls" "I mustn't stay without work" "People are blaming and ridiculing me" "But you know he said "No"" "And you know his viewpoint" "Father must change hid mind" "We shan't live on people's charity" "We aren't in need of your work" "You mean the piece of bread you get from those whom you serve?" "How long shall we remain like that?" "What can I do more than this?" "Your father is disabled and paralysed" "I've to dive for pearls" "Who is it?" "My friend, Badr." "Do you need more water?" "Badr and I are going to the shore." "Welcome Moussaed." "How are you?" "Not bad." "I didn't see you yesterday" "Father didn't leave the house" "I've contacted the Skipper to go with him" "What did you say?" "What's wrong?" "I've gone to the Skipper" "Have you decided to go?" "My foot" "What's wrong?" "My toe knocked against a rock" "Show me" "The house is near and it'll be all right" "Your ass, Abu Eissa!" "Don't be excited." "It knows its way" "Oh!" "It's a now one!" "It doesn't know the way to the well" "Did you say you're going to dive?" "To get money for your dowry" "Will you leave me alone?" "I'll come back" "Please don't go" "I have to..." "I have my obligations" "I want to see you everyday" "You're with me..." "in my heart" "I love you, Nora" "You love the sea more than me" "That's why you're going" "You know about our disaster" "I've to go." "Do you approve?" "I don't know, but I'm scared" "Of what?" "This is the fate of all Kuwait people" "We've to go to the sea" "To fish pearls" "Someone is coming!" "Go last someone should see us" "I'm scared" "Why are you frightened?" "Don't heed people" "Oh!" "He's my father!" "What's the matter?" "I hope it's good" "Nothing." "I'm hungry" "You need food or you were with her?" "With whom?" "Nora" "Honestly..." "I was near her place" "I saw father coming so I disappeared" "Many a time did I ask you not to go to them" "They're of a higher standard" "I can't listen to this!" "You should compare our life with theirs" "Is your poor farther as rich as her father, the pearl-dealer?" "All people are equal" "A poor man can become rich" "They aren't equal" "They've refused when we asked for Nora's hand" "Therefore I must go pearl-fishing to seek my fortune and become as rich as they are" "Hush." "Your father has come" "Good evening, Om Moussaed" "Good evening, father" "Put the watermelon under the water jar to cool" "Pour on... gently" "O, generous God, I depend only on you" "In the name of God" "Is it true you don't approve of my... going to fish pearls?" "No, I don't" "I've promised the Skipper to go with him" "Who allowed you to promise?" "I've said you shan't go" "Pray for the Prophet" "Resume the meal" "Have you forgotten that I'm a man now... and I lack many things?" "He has to try his luck" "Don't forget people's gossip" "What you are going to do" "is not easy and the bravest men can't do it." "Drink" "Hear me, son" "The sea is mighter than everything" "How can I earn my living and collect Nora's dowry?" "In the name of God," "the most merciful and compassionate" "What has happened?" "I've had a bad dream" "I thought you were suffering" "Go to sleep and ask God to save you from Satan" "Abdellah, are you sleeping?" "You've deprived me of it" "We're in the same boat" "Let me tell you about my dream" "I dreamt that I was running towards the sea in order to see you" "It was at the end of the pearl-fishing season" "The ships arrived," "and I saw you holding a mother of pearl" "I approached to take it" "Then a most horrible thing interfered" "And I couldn't reach the pearl" "I tried to approach you but I couldn't" "Then I saw that monster swallow the pearl" "I heard you calling me but I couldn't see you" "You said, "Latifa I've brought you the pearl"" ""Don't let it take the pearl"" "I wanted to take the pearl from the monster, which was between you and me." "But it tried to swallow me" "Then you awoke very frightened!" "Isn't this dream fearful?" "Go to sleep" "In the name of God..." "Abdellah?" "Abdellah?" "Do you love me?" "You say so!" "I've nobody dearer than you" "What a beautiful pearl you brought me" "I wish it were true" "Draw the anchor" "Diver... get down" "After 20 years of cruel life on the sea..." "I've got this!" "Welcome, senior diver" "May God bless you" "Have a seat" "Tea!" "There's no need" "I want to talk to you" "Do you still insist?" "On what?" "Refusing Moussaed going to the sea" "Do you say "to the sea"?" "It's the source of our livelihood" "A life full of humiliation and ruin" "No use at all" "You're saying this?" "But my son hasn't said anything" "He hasn't tasted the bitterness of the sea" "I know." "But it was your fate." "It isn't the fate of everybody." "How do I know it'll not happen to my son?" "Can you prescience what will happen?" "That's why I shan't sacrifice my son to an unknown world." "You can't change Moussaed's destiny" "Let him dive and take his share" "His share from the sea?" "The wealth of the sea..." "pearls!" "Look at the wealth of the sea" "Look at pearls" "After a friendship of 20 years of fatigue, toil and struggle with the sea" "a fish disabled me" "Its salt has affected my sight" "Opening shells has bent my back" "After a long life in the sea" "my body has been paralysed" "The hand of the best diver has been hurt" "No, no, Abu Badr" "Leave Moussaed with his father" "God will grant our daily bread" "What happened to you may not happen to your son" "Why hasn't this happened to all people?" "No, no." "Moussaed won't go" "Home is for a woman!" "What did you say, Abu Badr?" "Your sort may be excused" "But let him go" "Thus you'll put and end to people's gossip" "Don't forget your debts" "Good evening, Skipper" "Moussaed is still..." "Moussaed is clever in diving!" "Everybody talks about him" "Let him try his luck" "Have you given loans to the seamen?" "Yes... all of them except Moussaed" "How much do you want in advance?" "Did he approved?" "Thanks father" "May God prolong your life!" "Take this equipment, that of prostration" "20 years of my age with this clip" "The shell-basket," "the diver's outfit..." "Take them" "Pray to God to protect you from their harm" "You've hurt me... wicked goat" "Come on, Nora." "It's late" "Come on, before the shepherd's departure" "Really, it's late" "That goat has hurt me" "Wonderful!" "The girl has grown up" "What do you mean?" "I mean that Nora has grown up" "Welcome, Nora" "Have you decided... to go pearl-fishing?" "If God wills... today" "I wish your absence won't be long" "Four months." "Then I'll come back" "May God save you, son" "Look after yourself, son" "Yes, father." "Don't advise me" "Remember me, every time you dive" "My greetings to the shell-field" "Kiss each oyster, for me" "And tell them their old friend remembers them" "Moussaed!" "Come on!" "In God's protection, father" "Goodbye, son" "Godspeed, son" "Ask her to shut the window" "Go inside, my dear and shut the window." "They've gone" "O sea!" "I've spent my life struggling with you" "Until you paralyzed me" "Today I've handed you my son" "I know you are ?" "and gigantic" "I beg you to be compassionate to him" "Be kind to him" "Lower the sails" "Our home is the most blessed" "Over the oyster-fields" "Be ready to dive" "Can I get in?" "Come in" "Good evening" "Welcome" "Have you heard?" "What?" "About Abu Ahmad's daughter" "Nora?" "What has happened to her?" "They say she's engaged" "Her fiancé is a rich man called Sakr, the merchant" "Who told you?" "Om Mohamed told me that her parents have approved" "The engagement will be announced next week" "Good evening, Abu Moussaed" "You've come late" "Nora, Nora..." "Abu Moussaed!" "What has happened to her?" "I've heard she is engaged" "To whom?" "Sakr, the merchant" "God willing." "You must speak to her father" "What should I say?" "Would I ask him not to marry his daughter?" "To ask for her hand" "The fiancé is no better than our son" "Isn't reasonable that he refuse Sakr and prefer us?" "There's a great gap between Sakr and us." "Moussaed is as old as she, but Sakr is as old as her father" "Some people don't care for appearances." "They care for money" "Is this logic?" "Nora will only marry Moussaed." "Go to them this morning and ask for her hand." "Hear me woman, she's engaged." "There is no good in going to them." "Not yet... go to them" "But the man is rich" "Do you know the meaning of "rich"?" "Moussaed loves her" "Are you aware that if her parents" "Know about their mutual love, they would kill her?" "Thanks" "What do you think?" "I don't know what to say" "I wish I would..." "but Nora is engaged" "I've come to know your decision" "We once asked for her hand" "Moussaed still wants her" "I've promised them" "And I'll try to keep my promise" "My son went on that trip to collect money for your daughter's dowry" "What are you doing here?" "I was cleaning the rice" "Were you cleaning it or overhearing the conversation?" "Do you know the guest?" "I'm not interested" "He's come to ask for your hand, for his son, Moussaed." "But your father refused" "Is there any reason for such refusal?" "Any good news?" "Not bad" "I wish it were a good omen" "What's wrong, Moussaed?" "Nothing" "Don't worry, son" "Nothing, uncle Abu Rashed" "Where to?" "To drink" "Fill the cup" "Have you gone mad?" "Do you know why I'm here?" "To have revenge on the shark?" "And to get the mother pearl" "You've gone mad" "I'm determined" "Do you know a shark disabled your father?" "All sharks are my enemies" "My belly!" "You ate too many dates" "You want to have revenge on sharks and get the pearl?" "What would Nora's fate be" "She's a candle that light my way" "And I'll marry her" "Enough, Abu Ahmed!" "Let me give her a good lesson" "Would she dare disobey me?" "A girl now refuse the husband that her father has chosen for her" "What would the people say?" "Abu Ahmed has chosen a husband for her daughter but she refused" "It's the end of the world" "Abu Ahmed..." "Pray for the Prophet" "It was you who spoilt her" "She discusses matters that aren't her business" "The marriage will take place next week" "If you stir this subject again you'll blame yourselves" "The marriage will take place as I've decided" "Food, men" "We'll eat it" "What's wrong, Abu Rashed?" "What chaos!" "Do they prepare food at lunchtime for us to eat at dinner time?" "Do you know why?" "To make our friend, the Dolphin, hungry" "May God bless you!" "I wish you would be satisfied with me" "I didn't think you're so active" "Are you mad?" "What would you do our son after Nora's marriage?" "Nothing will happen to him" "There're many girls in Kuwait" "Each of them wants Moussaed" "But he loves Nora" "Moussaed will find a girl who loves him and whom he loves" "You've seen our life on the sea" "90 days here" "Fatigue, adversity, and risky life" "The debts lent by the skipper haven't been paid off yet" "For the output is scanty 90 days far away... from my parents on the sea..." "I've not yet realised my hopes" "Haven't you achieved your ends?" "Have you forgotten why I'm here?" "Whenever I say you won't mention such superstitions" "You do it again and again" "You won't realise your aim" "Am I not a man?" "Do you doubt it?" "The shark and the sea are invincible" "The pearl you dream of can't be yours" "I have come for this purpose only!" "Lower your voice lest, someone should hear you" "That pearl you are talking about" "All the men on this boat are dreaming about it" "To gain at least a small share of its value." " Badr, I mean..." " I told you lower your voice," "If anyone hear you, he'll tell the Skipper, and he'll throw you in the sea." "You want a pearl?" "Poor Sultan he can't sleep." "We rotten here in the sea and no one care about him." "The life is full of fatigue and misery." "You can't take a thing with the easy way." "Look, there are stealing drinkable water" "And that fool is asleep." "We must do something to Sultan." "What do you want us to do?" "the Skipper did everything he could." "I don't think the Skipper will hold any longer." "So, what he'll do?" "It's either he make him cross the border of Kuwait," "Or he'll let him swim by himself, if he could." "What, swim back alone by himself?" "What do you want him to other than this?" "And we leave some money with him, if he arrive alive." "Swim all by himself?" "[Adhan] the Islamic call to worship." "Badr, how is Moussaed doing?" "He looks very tired." "So the only solution is cauterization." "It's better to give him a little time" "We did everything to him." "He's been crying of his ear pain." "You're right Skipper." "We have to cauterize him." "Slaim, warm up the metal." "Hold him." "Hold him." "He's okay." "Come on boys." "Be ready for diving" "I say be ready!" "Are you deaf?" "Dogs, cowards!" "Let the mutineer step forward" "Sit down." "Have you gone mad?" "Calm down." "I'll tell you" "What do they want?" "They don't want to work because there others won't work" "Who doesn't?" "They mean Moussaed" "Don't they know that he's sick?" "The say that if one of them were ill you wouldn't tolerate him, but would treat him like a sultan" "What do you mean?" "They say you're his father's friend" "Well... well... you rogues" "Listen to me, Moussaed" "It isn't reasonable to do no work" "All seamen object to this" "They all became mutinous." "You get all the privileges without doing anything" "Then you share their profit" "I've been patient with you you've to choose" "either to return back to Kuwait or dive on your own" "And I won't forget your father's kindness on me." "So I tried to help you" "I can't help it" "Consider this and tell me your decision" "So I'll dive on my own" "I see the ships going back" "The pearl-season has ended" "Yes, they are going back" "Peace be upon you" "Diving season has ended" "To Kuwait" "We'll follow you soon" "Look, look" "All women came to the shore because the boat hasn't arrived for too long." "Is your son with them?" "isn't it?" "Yes." "The 4 months have ended" "Come to your senses, o, sea" "Fear God, o sea" "Burn the sea" "Give it a laxative" "Drown the cat" "The cat has spoken." "They'll be safe" "Now you'll dive on your own" "Put on your outfit because there are many Jelly Fish" "Good news, my wife!" "Has Moussaed arrived?" "Some pearl-fishers who have returned told me that they saw Moussaed's ship and they'll follow them" "Moussaed is late for too long" "Didn't he give a signal to you?" "No, Skipper." "Moussaed is in danger." "Let me save him" "Let's pray for his soul" "I can't see the flag Skipper!" "I ask you..." "Nasse Soliman's ship" "Thank God, you've arrived" "Why did they tell me you're dead?" "That's enough" "Badr..." "Where is your friend?" "Why don't you talk?" "You can see Moussaed and his victory" "through these pearls" "Why O Sea?" "Aren't you satisfied with what you did to my husband?" "To snatch my son and give me a false pearl in return" "We don't want it!" "Take it back!" "May God help us" "We don't want to depend on you" "Enough..." "Oh Sea." "preacher  HulotD @KG"