Syrian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 9 — Page 134

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

الشَّاعِرُ الصَّبُّ نَصٌّ أَدَبِيٌّ عَلِيٌّ الْحُصْرِيُّ الْقَيْرَوَانِيُّ (تُوُفِّيَ ٤٨٨ هـ): شَاعِرٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقَيْرَوَانِ، انْتَقَلَ إِلَى الْأَنْدَلُسِ، وَمَدَحَ الْمُعْتَمِدَ بْنَ عَبَّادٍ.

The Passionate Poet: A literary text by Ali al-Husri al-Qayrawani (died 488 AH), a poet from Kairouan who moved to Andalusia and praised al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad.

أَلَّفَ كِتَابَ (الْمُسْتَحْسَنِ مِنَ الْأَشْعَارِ)، وَلَهُ دِيوَانُ شِعْرٍ وَمِنْهُ أُخِذَ هَذَا النَّصُّ.

He authored the book 'Al-Mustahsan min al-Ash'ar' (The Best of Poetry) and has a collection of poems from which this text is taken.

مَدْخَلٌ إِلَى النَّصِّ: الْحُبُّ مِنْ أَصْدَقِ الْعَوَاطِفِ الْإِنْسَانِيَّةِ وَأَكْثَرِهَا نُبْلًا، وَكَمْ كَانَ سَبَبًا فِي سَعَادَةِ الْإِنْسَانِ أَوْ حُزْنِهِ، وَفِي هَذِهِ الْأَبْيَاتِ يَرْسُمُ لَنَا الشَّاعِرُ مَلَامِحَ مُعَانَاتِهِ مِنْ آثَارِ الْعِشْقِ بَعْدَمَا أَصَابَتْهُ الْمَحْبُوبَةُ بِسِهَامِ عَيْنَيْهَا وَفُتِنَ بِجَمَالِهَا، فَأَصَابَهُ الْأَرَقُ، وَتَمَنَّى وِصَالَهَا وَرُؤْيَتَهَا وَلَوْ حُلُمًا.

Introduction to the text: Love is one of the most sincere and noble human emotions, often a source of both happiness and sorrow. In these verses, the poet depicts his suffering from the effects of love after being struck by the arrows of his beloved's eyes and captivated by her beauty. He is overcome by insomnia, longing for her presence and to see her, even if only in a dream.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (24 verbs · 53 nouns)

• تُوُفِّيَ — to die
• انْتَقَلَ — to move
• مَدَحَ — to praise
• شَاعِرٌ — poet
• أَهْلٌ — people
• كِتَابٌ — book