Nazm al-Laali fi al-Hikam wa al-Amthal
- Author died
- 1306 AH
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- Nazm al-Laali fi al-Hikam wa al-Amthal
Nazm al-Laali fi al-Hikam wa al-Amthal (The Stringing of Pearls on Wisdom and Proverbs) is a didactic poetic work composed by the Egyptian scholar, poet, and statesman Abd Allah Fikri Pasha (1250–1306 AH / 1834–1889 CE; also cited as 1307 AH) . The text gathers moral aphorisms, maxims, advice, and Arabic proverbs in rhymed verse .
Structure and Content
The poem opens with the line:
يقول عبد الله فكري حامدا Says Abd Allah Fikri, praising [God]...
According to bibliographical records, the poem consists of 1,240 verses . It versifies a wide range of traditional wisdom, ethical injunctions, and proverbial sayings, formulating moral reflections and social guidance into structured Arabic meter .
Publication and Commentary
The work was printed in Egypt by al-Matba'a al-Ilmiyyah al-Misriyyah in 1310 AH (1892 CE), where its title was listed as Nazar al-La'ali fi al-Hikam wa al-Amthal .
It was also incorporated into al-Athar al-Fikriyyah, a posthumous compendium of the author's collected prose and poetry gathered by his son Amin Fikri Pasha and published at Bulaq in 1315 AH (1897 CE), preceded by a biographical introduction by Muhammad Abduh . In Damascus, the text was later commented upon and annotated by Abd al-Muin al-Malluhi .
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