Literature & Poetry Corner

Memoirs of a Former Depressed Person Author's name: Muawiyah Al-Rawahy I hope you find in this book something unlike you, a connection you haven't experienced. These are the years of my confusion, my stress, my insomnia, and my lack of attention to almost everything....

Fiction and writing Author Name: Edith Wharton Writing a story has a form, a symbol, and a style, regardless of the language it is written in and the time it is narrated. This book talks about writing and its tools. It was written by...

Autumnal passion touches the trees And impregnates the horizons with wind, and thunder, and darkness And it persists, tasting humanity And hearts tremble with fear of death And with longing for birth I was In the black forest, driving away boredom And watching the horizons give birth to children  

Who are the poets that the misguided follow? Author's name: Ghazi Al-Gosaibi This book is a serious attempt to find a key that facilitates the interpretation of the four Qur’anic verses from Surat Ash-Shu’ara’, which mention poets among those followed by those who are...

The Complete Sonnets Author's name: Shakespeare For the first time, one of the masterpieces of world literature, Shakespeare's Sonnets, is published in its complete form in Arabic. It is published alongside the English original on the facing pages. Kamal Abu Deeb translated and edited...

Amazing characters from the world of literature Author's name: Alberto Manguel Alberto Manguel, one of the world's most prominent book lovers, charmingly and eruditely explores the ability of imaginary characters who have lived with us since childhood to emerge from their books and guide...

Necessity of what is not necessary Author's name: Abu al-Ala al-Ma'arri The collection of poems, “Luzum ma la Yalazm; Al-Luzumiyat,” which contains eleven thousand verses, was dictated and compiled by Al-Ma’arri during the last part of his life, when he decided, after several attempts...

Small literature and large literature Author's name: Ibn al-Muqaffa The author of this book is Abu Muhammad Abdullah Ibn al-Muqaffa, the famous eloquent writer and author of wonderful letters. He was from Persia, who was accused of heresy and became increasingly agitated after his...

Diwan of Al-Kumait bin Maruf Al-Asadi Author's name: Al-Kumait bin Maruf Al-Asadi A collection of poetry by the Arab poet Al-Asma'i, Al-Kumait ibn Ma'ruf Al-Asadi. Born in the second century AH (Hijri calendar), Al-Kumait ibn Ma'ruf was a veteran poet from the Banu Asad...

Diwan of Labid ibn Rabi'ah al-Amiri Author's name: Labid bin Rabi'ah Al-Amiri Labid ibn Rabi'ah ibn Malik, Abu Aqil Al-Amri. One of the noble knight poets of the pre-Islamic era. From the people of Upper Najd. He witnessed Islam and visited the Prophet (peace...

Diwan of Laqit bin Ya'mar Al-Ayadi Author's name: Laqit bin Ya'mar Al-Ayadi Historians all agree that his name is "Laqeet bin Ya'mar Al-Ayadi," and they unanimously agree that he is related to the tribe of Iyad. However, they differ on other matters. The information...

Diwan of Layla Al-Akhyaliya Author's name: Laila Al-Akhiliya Layla Al-Akhiliya is a prominent poet of the Umayyad era… an eloquent woman who visited the caliphs and governors of that era, representing her people… The story of her love for Tawbah in her youth and...

Diwan of Al-Mutalammis Al-Dab'i Author's name: Al-Mutalammis Al-Daba'i Al-Mutalammis, the author of this collection, is one of the most prominent poets of the pre-Islamic era. Speaking about him is different from many of his contemporary poets, as he lived a stable urban life far...

Informing people about what happened to the Barmakids with the Abbasids Author's name: Muhammad Diab Al-Atlaidi Publisher's Introduction: "We have not found a comprehensive biography of the author of this book, nor do we know what he wrote about himself in his brief introduction,...

Diwan of the Nabigha of Bani Shaiban Author's name: Al-Nabigha Al-Shaibani This work is a study of the poetry collection of the poet "Nabigha ibn Shaiban", a stallion poet, who dealt with the desert in his poetry, and also included the mention of the...

The Message of Hayy ibn Yaqzan Author's name: Ibn Tufayl Al-Andalusi The Epistle of Hayy ibn Yaqzan by the Andalusian philosopher Abu Bakr Ibn Tufayl is a symbolic philosophical work written in the twelfth century and considered a masterpiece of Islamic thought. The book...

Diwan of Hatim al-Ta'i Author's name: Hatem Al-Taie The Diwan of Hatim al-Ta'i primarily addresses the life story of Hatim al-Ta'i, the Arab poet known for his generosity. The book covers the details of his life, his famous stories of generosity, and his comprehensive...

Diwan al-Khansa' Author's name: Al-Khansa Al-Khansa' is Tamatar bint Amr ibn al-Harith ibn al-Sharid, and al-Khansa' is a nickname that was given to her because she was likened to a wild cow in the beauty of her eyes. It is well known that al-Khansa'...

The misers Author's name: Al-Jahiz Al-Jahiz is Abu Uthman Amr ibn Bahr al-Jahiz, from around Kinanah. He was short in stature, had a stern face, and was ugly in appearance. He was nicknamed al-Jahiz because of his bulging eyes. However, his lightheartedness, charming conversation,...

Diwan of Ibn Zaydoun Author's name: Ibn Zaydoun The Diwan of Ibn Zaydun is a collection of poems by the famous Andalusian poet Abu al-Walid Ahmad ibn Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Ghalib ibn Zaydun al-Makhzumi. This collection was compiled and published thanks to the...