أَعَزُّ مَكانٍ في الدُنى سَرجُ سابِحٍ
وَخَيرُ جَليسٍ في الزَمانِ كِتابُ
The most honoured place in the world is the saddle of a galloping steed, and the best companion to sit with is a book.

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أَعَزُّ مَكانٍ في الدُنى سَرجُ سابِحٍ
وَخَيرُ جَليسٍ في الزَمانِ كِتابُ
The most honoured place in the world is the saddle of a galloping steed, and the best companion to sit with is a book.
What laughable things there are in Egypt! But it is the laughter that resembles weeping.
*A woman holds a photo of her son, a Coptic laborer who was slain by ISIS.
الخَيْلُ وَاللّيْلُ وَالبَيْداءُ تَعرِفُني
وَالسّيفُ وَالرّمحُ والقرْطاسُ وَالقَلَمُ
The steed, the night and the desert all know me As do the sword, the spear, the scripture and the pen.
إذا غامرت في شرف مروم فلا تقنع بما دون النجوم
If you ventured in pursuit of glory, don’t be satisfied with less than the stars.
For your eyes' ransom, all the heart has found and yet will find I shall give. For love is the only thing I have that still lives, and does not live. - Al Mutanabbi
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965)
Poeta árabe clásico nacido en Kufa (Irak). Es considerado uno de los más grandes de la lengua árabe. Su obra se caracteriza por el orgullo personal, la fuerza retórica y la defensa del honor. Vivió en tiempos de inestabilidad política y se convirtió en un poeta cortesano, pero siempre con un tono desafiante y altivo. Su nombre significa “el que pretende ser profeta”, reflejo de su ambición y su carácter polémico.
Si me ves callar, no es por miedo, sino porque mi silencio es más alto que tus palabras. El trueno no necesita hablar, su fuerza se anuncia en el relámpago.
"The boy mentionned his life and his need
while the surplus of livelihood is nothing but trouble."
:~:~: al-Mutanabi