تُعَلِّلُنا بِذِكْرِهِمُ الحُدَاةُ
وتَهْدِينَا النَّسَائِمُ أَيْنَ بَاتُوا
تَؤُمُّ بِنَا الرَّكَائِبُ حَيَّ عُربٍ
لَهُمْ فِي كُلِّ نَائِبَةٍ ثَبَاتُ
- ابن شهاب

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Translation by George Dimitry Selim (edited and modified version above)
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What is poetry? I have never seen
two persons who do not quarrel about it.
Some say it is “inspiration revealed by [...]