Ahmed Shawqi

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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