Muhamed Osman Al Khalil, an associate professor of Arabic who wrote his dissertation on Qabbani’s life and works.Īt the time, Qabbani reflected the political concerns of the Syrian upper middle class of his era. When the 1948 Nakba passed, he did not evoke the catastrophe in his work, according to Dr.
Upon first glance, one might be inclined to believe that Qabbani was less interested in politics-especially at the beginning of his life. Much less is said about his razor-sharp political writings. The celebrated Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani has become a byword for romance, ghazal poetry, and flirtation across the Arab world. On this fiftieth anniversary of his passing, a translation of Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani’s letter It was fifty years ago - on Septemthat Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser died of a heart attack in Cairo.
