Al-Ashtar al-Nakha'i's verses 'I remained, with my goods, and turned from eminence'

By Malik al-Ashtar al-Nakha'i

أبيات الأشتر النخعي «بقيت وفري وانحرفت عن العلا»

Verses in the Diwan al-Hamasa in the kamil metre on the rhyme sin, introduced in the edition with "al-Ashtar al-Nakha'i said", its footnote naming him Malik ibn al-Harith of Banu al-Nakha' {1}.

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The Rashidun Caliphate

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Correspondence (al-mukatabat)· Diwan al-Insha' (the chancery)· The wise sayings attributed to Ali· The fires of the Arabs· Poetry attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib· The delegation of Banu Tamim and the boasting contest· al-Jahiz's works on the imamate win al-Ma'mun's praise· Ka'b ibn Zuhayr's pardon and recitation of Banat Su'ad

Sources

  1. Diwan al-Hamasa of Abu Tammam (1916 edition) , p.37
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