. Pre-Islamic Poetry 3 اَلْمَعْنَى: يُوَبِّخُ ٱلْحُطَيْئَةُ بِهَذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ آلَ ٱلزِّبْرِقَانِ، وَيَقُولُ لَهُمْ: كُنْتُ مُوَالِياً لَكُمْ نَازِلاً فِي حِمَاكُمْ، وَكَانَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ أُلْفَةٌ وَمُؤَاخَاةٌ، ثُمَّ ٱنْحَرَفْتُ عَنْكُمْ وَعَدَلْتُ إِلَى غَيْرِكُمْ؛ فَلَا بُدَّ مِنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِهَذَا سَبَبٌ مِنْ نَاحِيَتِكُمْ؛ فَأَنْتُمْ غَيْرُ أَهْلٍ لِلْجِوَارِ وَٱلْمَوَدَّةِ. Was I not your neighbour whilst there was between me […]
. Pre-Islamic Poetry 2 لَعَمْرُكَ مَا أَدْرِي وَإِنِّي لَأَوْجَلُ عَلَى أَيِّنَا تَعْدُو ٱلْمَنِيَّةُ أَوَّلُ اَلْمَعْنَى: يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ: أُقْسِمُ لَكَ بِحَيَاتِكَ إِنِّي لَا أَعْلَمُ – مَعَ أَنَّنِي خَائِفٌ – مَنِ ٱلَّذِي يَنْزِلُ بِهِ ٱلْمَوْتُ مِنَّا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ بِصَاحِبِهِ. يُرِيدُ أَنَّ هَذِهِ ٱلْحَيَاةَ قَصِيرَةٌ، وَٱلْمَرْءُ فِي كُلِّ لَحْظَةٍ عُرْضَةٌ لِلْمَوْتِ، فَلَا يَحْسُنُ أَنْ نَقْضِيَ حَيَاتَنَا فِي […]
. Ancient Arabic Poetry 1 Time will reveal to you that which you were unaware of, And the one whom you had not dispatched[1] will bring you news Commentary: Time will certainly expose to you what was concealed from you, and news will come to you [spontaneously] without you having to exert yourself [take the […]