One should never have false expectations. Our hopes should be backed up by sincere effort. …
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Al-Mutanabbi [Poetic Inspiration] Poverty
Spending all your time trying to make money,is sometimes poverty in itself. …
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Kusair Azza [Poetic Inspiration] Don’t look for faults
If you want true friends in life,You need to be prepared to overlook their faults …
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Al-Shafi’i [Poetic Inspiration] Silence
Silence is indeed golden. It is always a profitable trade. If you choose it, even if you don't profit, you avoid making losses. …
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Tarafa [Poetic Inspiration] The Mansion of Khawla
In the opening lines of the Mu'allaqa of Tarafa, he talks about Khawla who is said to be a woman from the tribe of Kalb. 'Atlal' is the plural of 'Talal' which here means the traces that are left of a house or a building. 'Burka' is a place the sand and rock are mixed, or is rocky in terrain. …
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