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Ahmad Shawqi, called the Prince of Poets, was the leading Arabic poet of his age. He wrote odes, verse dramas and poems in praise of the Prophet ﷺ, among them…
Ahmad Shawqi, called the Prince of Poets, was the leading Arabic poet of his age. He wrote odes, verse dramas and poems in praise of the Prophet ﷺ, among them Nahj al-Burda, that are still recited and sung today. He passed away in 1932. His tomb is in the cemetery of Sayyida Nafisa, near the grave of the poet Hafiz Ibrahim.