Ahmed Shawqi, nicknamed the Prince of Poets (أمير الشعراء Amīr al-Shu‘arā’), was an Arabic poet laureate, an Egyptian poet and dramatist.

Quotes

  • وَإِنَّمَا الْأُمَمُ الْأَخْلَاقُ مَا بَقِيَتْ / فَإِنْ هُمُ ذَهَبَتْ أَخْلَاقُهُمْ ذَهَبُوا
    • Nations are nothing but morals: If their morals disappear, they disappear.
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