الرئيسية · الشعراء

الخنساء

Al-Khansa

المخضرم · Mukhadram (Transitional) · 575 – 645 CE

السيرة · Biography

أشهر شاعرة عربية، عُرفت بمراثيها القوية في أخويها صخر ومعاوية. أثنى النبي ﷺ على شعرها. أسلمت لاحقًا وفقدت أبناءها الأربعة في معركة القادسية.

The most famous female Arab poet, renowned for her powerful elegies mourning her brothers Sakhr and Mu'awiya. The Prophet Muhammad himself praised her poetry. She later became Muslim and lost four sons in the Battle of Qadisiyyah.

السياق التاريخي · Historical Context

من أعظم شعراء الرثاء في تاريخ الأدب العربي، عاصرت الجاهلية وصدر الإسلام.

حقائق · Verified Facts

القصائد · Poems (17)

أَعَيْنَيَّ جُودَا وَلاَ تَجْمُدَا
O my two eyes, be generous and do not be dry Will you not weep for Sakhr, the generous one?
يُذَكِّرُنِي طُلُوعُ الشَّمْسِ صَخْرًا
The rising of the sun reminds me of Sakhr And I remember him at every setting of the sun
وَلَوْلاَ كَثْرَةُ الْبَاكِينَ حَوْلِي
Were it not for the many mourners around me Weeping for their brothers, I would have killed myself
وَإِنَّ صَخْرًا لَتَأْتَمُّ الْهُدَاةُ بِهِ
Sakhr was one whom guides would follow As if he were a mountain with fire at its peak
أَعَيْنَيَّ جُودَا وَلَا تَجْمُدَا
O my two eyes, be generous and do not dry up Will you not weep for Sakhr of generosity?
وَإِنَّ صَخْرًا لَتَأْتَمُّ الهُدَاةُ بِهِ
Indeed, Sakhr—the guides take direction from him As if he were a banner with fire atop it
يُذَكِّرُنِي طُلُوعُ الشَّمْسِ صَخْرًا
The rising of the sun reminds me of Sakhr And I remember him at every sunset
وَلَوْلَا كَثْرَةُ البَاكِينَ حَوْلِي
Were it not for the many mourners around me Weeping for their brothers, I would have killed myself
وَإِنَّ صَخْرًا لَوَالِينَا وَسَيِّدُنَا
Indeed, Sakhr was our protector and master And indeed, Sakhr in winter slaughtered camels
وَإِنَّ صَخْرًا لَتَأْتَمُّ الهُدَاةُ بِهِ
And Sakhr, the guides follow him As if he were a mountain with fire on its peak
يُذَكِّرُنِي طُلُوعُ الشَّمْسِ صَخْرًا
The rising sun reminds me of Sakhr And I remember him at every sunset
وَلَوْلا كَثْرَةُ البَاكِينَ حَوْلِي
Were it not for the many weeping around me For their brothers, I would have killed myself
وَإِنَّ صَخْرًا لَوَالِينَا وَسَيِّدُنَا
Sakhr was our guardian and our chief And Sakhr when we wintered would slaughter
أَعَيْنَيَّ جُودَا وَلا تَجْمُدَا
O my two eyes, be generous and do not be dry Will you not weep for Sakhr the generous?
وَإِنَّ صَخْرًا لَتَأْتَمُّ الهُدَاةُ بِهِ
Indeed Sakhr - guides follow him As if he were a mountain with fire on its peak
يُذَكِّرُنِي طُلُوعُ الشَّمْسِ صَخْرًا
The sunrise reminds me of Sakhr And I remember him at every sunset
وَلَوْلا كَثْرَةُ البَاكِينَ حَوْلِي
Were it not for the many who weep around me For their brothers, I would have killed myself
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