Who is truly rich? The one who has everything is the one who has a heart that is satisfied with what it is given.
Poetry
Introduction to Arabic Poetry – Meter and Rhyme
Introduction Al-‘Arūd (Prosody) is the study of Arabic poetic meter, which helps to determine if the poetry is sound or
March 12, 2021
2 thoughts on “Imam Al-Shafi’ee [Poetic Inspiration] The Satisfied Heart”
what is maa (after izaa) doing in this sentence. it can’t be a negation right?
Great question! Sometimes, some Huruf occur as ‘zaida’ or ‘extra’ in Arabic, which means they have no effect on the meaning of the sentence. Maa is one such Harf here. If you want to read up on this, I suggest this book: (الأدب العربي الأصيل: حضارة قديمة حديثة : أبيات و بصمات) (Page 64)
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