Translated to Arabic, 'The Poet's Wedding', a novel by Chilean writer Antonio Skármeta.
'At the end of the 19th century, a successful store owner, Stamos Marikanis, marries Gema's most beautiful woman. But his bride dies in a bizarre accident. Twenty years later, Stamos comes back to life in the form of Jeronimo Frank, who again marries a beautiful girl. Will history repeat itself?' (Goodreads)