Leave the Sweatness of Sleep – دع لذيذ الكَرى
دَعْ لَذِيذَ الكَرَى وَانْتَبِهْ ثُمَّ صَلِّوَاسْتَقِمْ فِي الدُّجَى وَابْتَهِلْ ثُمَّ قُل Leave the sweetness of sleep, awaken and then pray,Stand firm in […]
Category: Arabic Poetry
A Poem Celebrating month of Shaban – قصيدة عن شهر شعبان
هَا قَدْ بَلَغْنَا بِفَضْلِ اللهِ شَعْبَانَا فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ أَحْيَانَا وَأَوْلَانَاHere we have reached, by God’s great grace, Sha‘ban,All praise to Allah, who […]
Arabic Poets: Antarah ibn Shaddad al‑‘Absi – عنترة ابن شداد العبسي
إِذا كانَ أَمرُ اللَهِ أَمراً يُقَدَّرُ فَكَيفَ يَفِرُّ المَرءُ مِنهُ وَيَحذَرُ If God’s decree is a fate already determined, then how can […]
Arabic Poetry: ‘You have been bitten a lot’ – “لُدِغتَ كَثِيرًا”
أَيَا صَاحِ دَعْ عَنْكَ مَا كَدَّرَكْO my friend, leave aside what distresses you. وَخُذْ نُصْحَ مَنْ بِالْهُدَى ذَكَّرَكْAnd take the counsel of […]