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Quotes by Ahmed Shawqi

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Originally in Arabic · English translation

Do you know anyone nobler or greater than the one who builds and nurtures souls and minds?

Ahmed Shawqi, قم للمعلم وفه التبجيلا, البيت الثاني من القصيدة Sourced text Read the original and its meaning

Originally in Arabic · English translation

My homeland: even if eternal paradise kept me from you, my soul would long to return.

Ahmed Shawqi, قصيدة «أحرام على بلابله الدوح» (الشوقيات), من السينية، نظمها في منفاه بإسبانيا Sourced text Read the original and its meaning

Originally in Arabic · English translation

Rise for the teacher and honour him: the teacher is almost a messenger.

Ahmed Shawqi, قصيدة «قم للمعلم» (الشوقيات), مطلع القصيدة Sourced text Read the original and its meaning

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