Poetry
ديوان إبراهيم
Not translated into English
Ibrahim Tuqan · 1955
Synopsis
A posthumous collection of the author's poems, devoted for the most part to belonging to the homeland and to resistance to British rule and to Zionism, among which are mingled love poems, in which passion mixes with pain, and humorous pieces. It contains “موطني”, his best-known poem, sung throughout the Arab world, as well as “يا شهيد الوطن” and “الفدائي”.
Context
The first edition appeared in 1955 in Beirut, from Dar al-Sharq al-Jadid, with a long introduction by Fadwa Tuqan; prepared under strict censorship by his brother Ahmad Tuqan, who was prime minister of Jordan, it does not gather all his poems. Ihsan Abbas then arranged them in chronological order in the 1975 edition, and a reissue of 1988 added a study by Zaki al-Mahasini.
Who it is for
For reading the author of “Mawtini”, the song of the homeland, in the collected work of a poet's life.
Prizes and reception
The Diwan al-Arab site sees him as a pioneer of national anthems, of which “Mawtini” is still broadcast everywhere.
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