His pioneering style has had a huge influence on contemporary Arabic poetry with many young poets and songwriters imitating his powerful writing technique. Qabbani is considered to be one of the most influential voices in the history of Arabic literature. Stretch out for me a bridge made of the scent of lemonsДЄnd place me as an ivory comb in the darkness of your hair, and forget meДЇor you I have prepared my laments and left history behindДЄnd I scratched out my birth certificate and cut all my veins Oh, light of my life, my fan, my lantern, the fragrance of my gardens Love me even more, even more, oh my most beautiful fit of madness, even more I have been looking for the love of a woman which can take me to the edges of the sun and throw me off Since the beginning of creation, I have been looking for a homeland for myself I feel scared of the cold so cover me and stay be my side, sing for me I feel scared of the dark so hold me tight I feel scared of the unknown so shelter me Oh you are the sands of the sea and the soul of my soul, My pain extends like a flock of birds from Baghdad to China

I am the oldest capital of sadness and my wound is a pharaonic inscription Your love is my map, the map of the universe no longer matters to me If youвЂ™re looking for somewhere to stay, IвЂ™d have you reside in the light of my eyes Oh you whom I loved until love burned, love me Oh most beautiful woman in the universe, love me Kill me even more, maybe death would be my rebirth Oh my most beautiful fit of madness, even moreДrown me even more, my lady, the sea is calling me The day is now often mentioned in Arabic poetry by scribes such as LebanonвЂ™s Elia Abu Madi, EgyptвЂ™s Farouk Gouida, Saudi Prince Badr bin Abdul Mohsin, and Nizar Qabbani from Syria. 269, it is only since the mid-1800s that it has been linked to romance, and was not celebrated as a holiday until the mid-19th century.ДЄs a commercial and social event, ValentineвЂ™s Day is still in its relative infancy in the Arab world but is fast growing in popularity. One Western cultural phenomenon that reached the Arab region was ValentineвЂ™s Day or as it is called in Arabic, Love Day.ДЄlthough the origins of ValentineвЂ™s Day date back to A.D. A sense of modernity appeared in the aftermath of World War II. Many remain popular today, inspiring contemporary poets, singers, artists, and musicians.ДЄntarah ibn Shaddad Al-Absi and Abla (sixth century), Qays ibn Al-Mulawwah and Leyla (seventh century), Kuthayyir ibn вЂAbd Al-RaбёҐman and вЂAzza (eighth century), and Ibn Zaydun and Princess Wallada (11th century) are examples of the numerous pairings from romantic Arabic verse.ДЄrabic poetry has steadily evolved through the centuries and developed new forms and themes under the influence of Western literature, partly as a result of colonialism and globalization.

The word for poet in Arabic is shaвЂ™er, which means the feeler or the one who feels, and from the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula to the Andalusian aristocratic gardens, classical Arabic poetry is filled with ancient love tales. The language of love has been an integral theme of Arab poetry.ДЇrom before Islam, poets have inked expressions of love, affection and passion into their verses.

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