الْخَيْلُ وَاللَّيْلُ وَالْبَيْدَاءُ تَعْرِفُنِي
وَالسَّيْفُ وَالرُّمْحُ وَالْقِرْطَاسُ وَالْقَلَمُ
The horse, the night, and the desert know me
As do the sword, the spear, the paper, and the pen
المصدر · Source: Diwan al-Mutanabbi. Trans. A.J. Arberry
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