أبو الطيب المتنبي

Al-Mutanabbi

العباسي · Abbasid · 915 – 965 CE

السيرة · Biography

يُعدّ أعظم شاعر عربي على الإطلاق، وُلد في الكوفة بالعراق. يتميز شعره بالقوة والفخر والعمق الفلسفي. لا تزال أبياته في الحكمة والشجاعة وطبيعة الإنسان متداولة في العالم العربي.

Considered the greatest Arab poet of all time, born in Kufa, Iraq. His poetry is known for its strength, pride, and philosophical depth. His verses on wisdom, courage, and human nature remain widely quoted throughout the Arab world.

السياق التاريخي · Historical Context

عاش في القرن الرابع الهجري، عصر الصراعات بين الدول الإسلامية والحروب مع البيزنطيين.

حقائق · Verified Facts

القصائد · Poems (49)

عَلَى قَدْرِ أَهْلِ العَزْمِ تَأْتِي العَزَائِمُ
According to the measure of people's resolve come resolutions And noble deeds come according to…
وَتَعْظُمُ فِي عَيْنِ الصَّغِيرِ صِغَارُهَا
Small things seem great in the eyes of the small And great things seem small in the eyes of the…
وَمَنْ يَكُ ذَا فَمٍ مُرٍّ مَرِيضٍ
Whoever has a bitter, sick mouth Will find even sweet water bitter
إِذَا غَامَرْتَ فِي شَرَفٍ مَرُومٍ
If you venture for a lofty honor sought Do not be content with less than the stars
فَطَعْمُ المَوْتِ فِي أَمْرٍ صَغِيرٍ
The taste of death in a small matter Is like the taste of death in a great matter
أَنَا الَّذِي نَظَرَ الأَعْمَى إِلَى أَدَبِي
I am he whose literature the blind have seen And my words have made the deaf to hear
الخَيْلُ وَاللَّيْلُ وَالبَيْدَاءُ تَعْرِفُنِي
The horses, the night, and the desert know me And the sword, the spear, the paper and the pen
ذُو العَقْلِ يَشْقَى فِي النَّعِيمِ بِعَقْلِهِ
The man of intellect suffers in bliss because of his intellect While the fool enjoys himself in…
وَكُلُّ مَا قَدْ خَلَقَ اللهُ وَمَا لَمْ يَخْلُقِ
And all that God has created and has not created Is despised in my ambition like a hair on my head
وَإِذَا كَانَتِ النُّفُوسُ كِبَارًا
When souls are great Bodies tire in pursuit of their desires
أُعِيذُهَا نَظَرَاتٍ مِنْكَ صَادِقَةً
I seek refuge for your sincere glances From mistaking swelling for fat in one who is swollen
أَبْلَى الهَوَى أَسَفًا يَوْمَ النَّوَى بَدَنِي
Love wore out my body with grief on the day of departure And separation parted my eyelid from…
وَمَا الخَوْفُ إِلَّا مَا تَخَوَّفَهُ الفَتَى
Fear is only what the youth fears And safety is only what the youth sees as safe
كَفَى بِكَ دَاءً أَنْ تَرَى المَوْتَ شَافِيَا
It is enough sickness that you see death as a cure And enough for deaths that they become wishes
وَمَا كُلُّ هَاوٍ قَالِبًا قَلْبُهُ لَهُ
Not everyone who loves has their heart overturned for them Nor does everyone who hunts the gazelle…
أَتَيْتُكَ زَائِرًا لا مُسْتَطِيلًا
I came to you as a visitor, not presumptuous Nor wishing for what you are not worthy of
نَوْمُ عَلَى فِرَاشِ عِزٍّ وَجُوعٍ
Sleeping on a bed of honor and hunger Is better than a full stomach and humiliation
وَلَمْ أَرَ مِثْلَ الأَيَّامِ مُخْتَبَرًا
I have not seen anything like days as a test Nor like beautiful patience as a gain for a man
وَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّ المُسْتَحِيلَ ثَلاثَةٌ
And I learned that the impossible are three: The ghoul, the phoenix, and the loyal friend
أَفَادَتْنِي المَعَالِي بِالتَّجَارِبِ
High deeds taught me through experiences I did not take my knowledge from my books alone
إِذَا أَنْتَ لَمْ تَشْرَبْ مِرَارًا عَلَى القَذَى
If you do not drink repeatedly despite impurities You will thirst, and whose drinking waters are…
بَيْنَمَا المَرْءُ يَنْتَظِرُ نُجُومَ السَّعْدِ
While a person waits for lucky stars From time's orbit, turbidity befalls him
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِنْ دَهْرِهِ مَا تَعَوَّدَا
Every person has from their time what they accustomed And Sayf al-Dawla's habit is stabbing enemies
وَتَرَكْتُ مَدْحِي لِلْوَرَى وَهُوَ مَجْدُهُمْ
I left praising people though it is their glory When I saw that praise falls short of your heights
لا تَشْتَرِ العَبْدَ إِلَّا وَالعَصَا مَعَهُ
Do not buy a slave without the stick with him For slaves are impure and wretched
أَزُورُهُمْ وَسَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ يَشْفَعُ لِي
I visit them with the blackness of night interceding for me And I return while the whiteness of…
وَمَا انْتِفَاعُ أَخِي الدُّنْيَا بِنَاظِرِهِ
What benefit has the worldly person from their sight If lights and darkness are equal to them?
كَأَنَّ المُنَايَا صُرْنَ لِلْقَوْمِ عَاشِقًا
As if deaths became the people's lovers And we are pools they never cease to inhabit
إِذَا رَأَيْتَ نُيُوبَ اللَّيْثِ بَارِزَةً
When you see the lion's fangs showing Do not think that the lion is smiling
وَالنَّفْسُ رَاغِبَةٌ إِذَا رَغَّبْتَهَا
The soul is desirous when you make it desire But when returned to little, it is content
لا يَسْلَمُ الشَّرَفُ الرَّفِيعُ مِنَ الأَذَى
High honor is not safe from harm Until blood is shed on its sides
كَفَى بِالمَرْءِ عَيْبًا أَنْ تَرَاهُ
It is enough of a flaw for a person That they have a face but no tongue
وَفِي الجِسْمِ نَفْسٌ لا تَشِيبُ بِشَيْبِهِ
In the body is a soul that does not age with its aging Nor does the old mother give birth to a youth
إِذَا سَاءَ فِعْلُ المَرْءِ سَاءَتْ ظُنُونُهُ
When a person's deed is evil, their suspicions become evil And they believe what they habitually…
أَنَا الَّذِي أَنْظُرُ الأَعْمَى إِلَى أَدَبِي
I am the one the blind look to see my literature And the deaf hear my words
أَعِزَّ مَكَانٍ فِي الدُّنَى سَرْجُ سَابِحٍ
The noblest place in the world is a racing horse's saddle And the best companion in time is a book
قَدْ تُعْذَرُ الجُرْحَى مِنْ شِدَّةِ الأَلَمِ
The wounded may be excused from intense pain But there is no excuse for silence about illness
تَرَى الرَّجُلَ النَّحِيفَ فَتَزْدَرِيهِ
You see the thin man and despise him Yet in his clothes is a fierce lion
إِذَا سَكَتَ الفَتَى ظَنُّوهُ أَعْيَى
When the youth is silent they think him incapable And if he speaks, his face is struck
فَإِنْ تَكُنِ الأَيَّامُ أَنْزَلْنَ بِي يَدًا
If the days have brought me down with a hand A Hand has raised me above the hand of days
وَمَا النَّفْسُ إِلَّا حَيْثُ يَجْعَلُهَا الفَتَى
The soul is only where the youth places it If made greedy it yearns, otherwise it is consoled
إِذَا أَنْتَ أَكْرَمْتَ الكَرِيمَ مَلَكْتَهُ
If you honor the noble you possess him But if you honor the vile he rebels
إِنَّ الفُؤَادَ إِذَا تَفَرَّقَ وُدُّهُ
When the heart divides its affection In every affection it attains a lesser share
وَكَمْ مِنْ قَائِلٍ قَوْلًا صَوَابًا
How many say correct words Whose plague is sick understanding
وَفِي اللَّيْلَةِ الظَّلْمَاءِ يُفْتَقَدُ البَدْرُ
In the dark night, the full moon is missed
وَمَا غَرَّنِي إِلَّا ثِقَتِي فِي النَّاسِ
Nothing deceived me except my trust in people And my good opinion of those my opinion should have…
وَخَيْرُ جَلِيسٍ فِي الأَنَامِ كِتَابُ
The best companion among creation is a book You are alone with it when friends betray you
وَمَا مِنْ يَدٍ إِلَّا يَدُ اللهِ فَوْقَهَا
There is no hand except God's hand is above it And no oppressor except they will be tested by a…
إِذَا غَضِبَتْ فَإِنَّمَا تَتَجَلَّى غَضَبًا كَقَطَرَاتِ الْمَطَرِ عَلَى…
When she gets angry, her wrath appears like droplets of rain upon a blooming flower.

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