The road sign announcing his small village describes it as an oasis; but the water has long since disappeared, and there is hardly a tree in sight.
لقد اختفت المياه والاشجار منذ امد بعيد من ضيعته التي كانت يوما من الايام واحة حسبما تصفها اللافتة التي تذكر اسمها .‏