⠀⠀ الخيلُ واللَّيلُ والبَيْداءُ تَعرِفُني والسَّيفُ والرَّمحُ والقرْطاسُ والقلمُ the horsemen know me, and the night, and the desert, and the sword and lance, and the paper and the pen. al-mutanabbī, dīwān, p. 81 (beirut 1391/1971) 104 viewsedited 13:40