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Al-Afwah al-Awdī, Ṣalāʾa b. ʿAmr (first half sixth century C.E.), was an Arab poet of the pre-Islamic period. He was the chieftain of his tribe, the Banū Awd. A small dīwān, extant only in a single copy, has been enriched, in the two editions of his poetry, by various fragments from other Arabic sources. Most of the poems are devoted to the warlike virtues of his tribe and its chief. Al-Afwah is counted among the first poets who composed qaṣīdas, but no clear specimen of this genre has been transmitted; in fact, only two poems have a rhyme in the first half-verse. Of interest for the history of rithāʾ…)

The Best Poem Of al Afwah al Awdi

A House Can'T Be Built

A house can't be built unless with pillars
And there's no pillar if the bases aren't firm
And if bases, pillars and dwellers come together
They'll arrive at what they intended.
If good people come together
A hunter will hunt their affairs with integrity.
People don't thrive when chaotic, without notables
And there are no notables if the ignorant rule.
Matters are guided by the wise, as long as they are virtuous
So if they stray, they'll be guided by the evil.

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