Tag Archives: Arabic Poets
Reading Exercise Answers: Abdel-Rahman Al-Abnudi Posted by Fisal on Apr 27, 2015
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Here are the answers to the last reading exercise about the life and works of the famous Egyptian poet Abdel-Rahman Al-Abnudi عــبد الــرحــمــن الأبــنــودى who passed away last week. To view the exercise and questions again, click here. Now, check your answers and learn about the poet while learning Arabic. الإجــابــات…
Nizar Qabbani: Bigger than all Words Posted by Fisal on Aug 16, 2012
It has been a while since we last read any Arabic poetry! Today we are going to read a poem by the great Arab poet Nizar Qabbani نزار قبانى . The poem is entitled, “Bigger than all Wordsأكــبــرُ مـِــن كــُــلِّ الـكــَــلـِـــمــَــــات ”. In the poem, Nizar boasts of being a great eloquent poet. He…
Science and Manners Posted by Fisal on Mar 24, 2012
Our blog today is about a masterpiece poem of the famous Egyptian Poet of the Nile شاعر النيل ; Hafez Ibrahim. The poem is called “Science and Manners العلم و الأخلاق“. Hafez chanted this wonderful poem in an opening ceremony حفل افتتاح of a new girls’ school in the city of Port Said in 1910…
Every Year, You are my LOVE ! Posted by Fisal on Dec 30, 2011
Every Year, You are my LOVE ! Happy New Year, everyone. The new year is at the door. May all your wishes come true. Today, I present this beautiful song أغنية of the famous Iraqi singer; Kazim Al-Sahir كاظم الساهر . The song was written by the great Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani نزار قباني…
Do you have any doubt !? Posted by Fisal on Nov 27, 2011
Today, I present a love poem by the great Syrian poet; Nizar Qabbani نزار قبانى. Nizar has written a lot of poetry in different topics. He is famous all over the Arab World. His words are very delicate and his style is so simple and passionate. The poem is in Fus’ha and is called; …
The Poet of the Nile شاعر النيل Posted by Fisal on Jun 29, 2011
Hafez Ibrahim (1872 – 1932) حافظ إبراهيم Hafez Ibrahim was a famous Egyptian poet شاعر who lived at the time of Ahmad Shawqi. He was born وُلد on February 24th 1872 on a ship floating in the Nile near Dirout, a city in Asyut District. His father was an Egyptian and his mother was…