Hafez Ibrahim
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Hafez Ibrahim (1872 - 1932) was an ُEgyptian poet, called the Poet of the Nile. He was one of several poets that revived Arabic poetry during the latter half of the 19th Century. While still using the classical Arabic system of meter and rhyme, these poets wrote to express new ideas and feelings unknown to the classical poets. Hafez is noted for writing poems on political and social commentary.
He was born on board of a ship floating in the nile near Dairout which is a city in Asiwt District , his father was egyptain, and his mother Turkish. Both died when he was young. before the death of his Mom , she brought him to Cairo to live with his Uncle who was poor , working as an engineer for the government.Then his Uncle moved to Tanta, where Hafez went to school. Hafez was touched by his uncle poorness, that's why he left leaving him a letter wrote in it:
- My burden became heavy now
- I don't believe it
- So, be happy i am leaving
- Going to hell
After this , Hafez spend some time in the streets of Tanta , and finally ended up in the office of Mouhamed Abou Shadi one of the 1919 revoution leaders.
[edit] References
- Hourani, Albert. A History of the Arab Peoples. New York: Warner Books, 1991. ISBN 0-446-39392-4.
