وردة اليازجي
وردة اليازجي
1838 CE · 1254 AH† – 1924 CE · 1342 AH† †
† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.
Warda al-Yaziji (1838–1924 CE) — the Lebanese poetess of Kafarshima, author of the diwan Hadiqat al-Ward 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Poet
- Era
- The Modern Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Warda bint Nasif al-Yaziji (1838–1924 CE), a woman of letters from Kafr Shima in Lebanon. al-Zirikli includes her in al-A'lam 2.
Her life
She was educated at the American Girls' School in Beirut, and she read literature with her father. She composed poetry, and gathered a small collection which she called "Hadiqat al-Ward" (The Garden of Roses) 2.
She married Faris Shamun in the year 1866 CE, lived in Alexandria and died there. Most of her poetry is elegies 2.
Sources
- al-Alam — al-Zirikli, tarjama
- al-Alam — al-Zirikli
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “وردة اليازجي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/warda-al-yaziji/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.