Lines by Imru' al-Qais
Imru' al-Qais
امرؤ القيس
Arabian poet · c. 501–544
Imru' al-Qais was a prince of the Kinda tribe and a poet of the sixth century. His ode, one of the Mu'allaqat, is traditionally counted the finest poem of pre-Islamic Arabia.
Stop, both of you, and let us weep at the memory of a beloved and a dwelling, where the sands end between al-Dakhul and Hawmal.
قفا نبك من ذكرى حبيب ومنزل / بسقط اللوى بين الدخول فحومل
Mu'allaqa, line 1
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