Ibrahim Tuqan

Ibrahim Abd al-Fattah Tuqan [ إبراهيم طوقان Arabic] (1905 – 2 May 1941) was a Palestinian poet whose works rallied Arabs during their revolt against the British. Tuqan was born in Nablus, Palestine during Ottoman Empire times. He was the brother of poet Fadwa Tuqan and he tutored and influenced her to write poetry. Ibrahim belonged to the prominent Tuuqan family that governed Nablus for much of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Quotes

 * The sword and the pen Not talking nor quarreling Are our symbols Our glory and covenant And a duty to fulfill it Shake us Our honor Is an honorable cause A raised flag O, your beauty In your eminence Victorious over your enemies My homeland My homeland.
 * Mawtini (1934)