14/11/2025
The presented by the of the , Ahmed Al-Shar’a, to U.S. President carry the fragrance of history and the spirit of authenticity of this great people:
•The alphabet in
•The musical notation in
•The seal in
•The customs tariff in
These gifts tell the story of a people renewed in their giving and ignited by their determination a people who forged victory and historic change, drawing inspiration from ancient civilizations and harnessing the possibilities of the present to shape from them necklaces of glory and lofty ranks that adorn the nation’s brow, from which beacons of progress shine toward the highest horizons.
Through the sweat of the farmer and worker, the blood of the martyr and wounded, the groans of the prisoner, the pen of the intellectual and thinker, the student seeking knowledge and the bearer of burdens, the generation of creativity and distinction, and the nurseries of upbringing and ethics, the country rises from the stillness of the earth to the embrace of the skies.
Syria engraved its alphabet on the tablets of Ugarit, etched its features on the arch of Palmyra, carved its melodies on the tablets of Mari, and let its systems of governance descend from the wings of the Phoenician bird.
It has always defined peace for the world, extending its meaning onto the fields of war just as vine trellises stretch across the walls of the Umayyad Mosque where the eagle spreads its wings atop its dome, carrying to East and West the radiance of its beacons, proclaiming that this is Damascus, cradle of civilizations, source of aspirations, and pride of the Orient. Yes Damascus.
From its soldiers were organized the armies of conquest; from the Rasafa of Hisham, Al-Andalus donned its finest robes; from the shade of its palm trees, Córdoba turned green; and to the tune of its strings, Abd al-Rahman I sang.
O traveler heading toward my land,
Give some of my greetings to some of me.
God has decreed separation upon us,
But perhaps He will decree reunion for us one day.
The chain of its civilization was broken by the March 1963 coup, and the ship of the nation was seized, tossed between waves of chaos and loss.
Then came the 2011 revolution and its victory in January 2024, restoring its civilizational course. The pirates fled, and the ship of the nation returned, filling the shores with peace.