Over the course of half a century, Nizar Qabbani wrote 34 books of poetry including Childhood of a Breast ( ﺔﻟﻮﻔ ﺪ ﻧ, 1948), Drawing with Words ( ﻢﺳﺮﻟ ﺎﻤﻠﻜﻟﺎﺑ. Nizar Qabbani was a poet, and is one among the most honoured men in the Arab Literary world. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, career, profile and timeline.
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From the ancient tale of Layla to the modern verse of Nizar Qabbani, poetry of undying love has always held a special place in the hearts of Arab people, and they created a unique genre of romantic verse of express and celebrate it.Sometime in the late 7th century, a young Bedouin wanders the wilderness of the Arabian Desert. “I have been through what Majnun went through, but he declaimed his love and I treasured mine, until it melted me down,” Layla said.She suffered mostly in silence, while Qays declared to everyone and everything his love for her.From tribal feuds to secret love letters, their love story ends with them both dying in 688, where it is said they found Qays laying next to Layla’s grave, their broken hearts finally united in death.The story has inspired various versions of tragic love in different languages and cultures, appearing in Sufism, Persian and Indian poems.
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