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Al-Mutanabbi
16 quotes
“إذا رَأيْتَ نُيُوبَ اللّيْثِ بارِزَةً فَلا تَظُنّنّ أنّ اللّيْثَ يَبْتَسِمُ”
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“الخَيْلُ وَاللّيْلُ وَالبَيْداءُ تَعرِفُني وَالسّيفُ وَالرّمحُ والقرْطاسُ وَالقَلَمُ”
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“إِذَا أَنْتَ أَكْرَمْتَ الْكَرِيمَ مَلَكْتَهُ وَإِنْ أَنْتَ أَكْرَمْتَ اللَّئِيمَ تَمَرَّدَا”
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“ما كُلُّ ما يَتَمَنّى المَرءُ يُدرِكُهُ تَجري الرِياحُ بِما لا تَشتَهي السُفُنُ”
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“أعَزُّ مَكانٍ في الدُّنَى سَرْجُ سابحٍ وَخَيرُ جَليسٍ في الزّمانٍ كِتابُ”
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“أنا الذي نظر الأعمى إلى أدبي وأسمعت كلماتي من به صمم”
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“إِنَّ السِلاحَ جَميعُ الناسِ تَحمِلُهُ وَلَيسَ كُلُّ ذَواتِ المِخلَبِ السَبُعُ”
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“وَيَطلِبُ عِندَ الناسِ ما عِندَ نَفسِهِ *** وَذَلِكَ ما لا تَدَّعيهِ الضَراغِمُ”
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“أَنَامُ مِلْءَ جُفُونِي عَنْ شَوَارِدِهَا *** وَيَسْهَرُ الْخَلْقُ جَرَّاهَا وَيَخْتَصِمُ”
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“وَما ضَرَّها خَلقٌ بِغَيرِ مَخالِبٍ *** وَقَد خُلِقَت أَسيافُهُ وَالقَوائِمُ”
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A young soul in my ageing body […] Hard biter in a toothless mouth is she.”
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Without hardship everyone would prevail.”
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Glory in hardship, sloth in comfort lies.”
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Defiantly live, or in honour die, Midst slashing blades and banners flying high.”
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A charger's saddle is an exalted throne, the best companions are books alone.”
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Beautiful women, as experienced men know, Are but darkness wrapped in dazzling light aglow. A life of friv'lous youth and worried age, Its futile course to futile death will flow.”
Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source