Ahmad Shawqi
1868–1932 — Arabic.
Shawqi, the Prince of Poets, wrote the lines schools in the Arab world still recite on the teacher and the homeland; his dīwān, al-Shawqiyyat, is where they are checked.
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وما نيل المطالب بالتمني ولكن تؤخذ الدنيا غلاباWishes do not win what is sought; the world is taken by strivingقم للمعلم وفه التبجيلا كاد المعلم أن يكون رسولاRise for the teacher and give him his due honour — a teacher is almost a messengerوطني لو شغلت بالخلد عنه نازعتني إليه في الخلد نفسيMy homeland — were I kept from it by Paradise, my soul would pull me back to it