Quotes by Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma

Originally in Arabic · English translation

I am weary of life’s burdens; whoever lives eighty years, indeed, grows weary.

Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma, معلقة زهير بن أبي سلمى, من أبيات الحكمة في ختام المعلقة؛ البيت كما أورده المعري في رسالة الغفران Sourced text Read the original and its meaning

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Originally in Arabic · English translation

I have seen death strike like a blind she-camel: it kills whom it hits, and whom it misses lives to grow old.

Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma, معلقة زهير بن أبي سلمى, من أبيات الحكمة في ختام المعلقة Sourced text Read the original and its meaning

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Originally in Arabic · English translation

Whatever character a person has, even if they think it hidden from others, it becomes known.

Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma, معلقة زهير بن أبي سلمى, من أبيات الحكمة في ختام المعلقة Sourced text Read the original and its meaning

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Originally in Arabic · English translation

A stranger may take an enemy for a friend; whoever does not honour himself is not honoured.

Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma, معلقة زهير بن أبي سلمى, من الحكم التي تُختتم بها المعلقة Sourced text Read the original and its meaning

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