سلوا كؤوس الطلا هل لامست فاها

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Ahmed Shawqi composed this poem as a gift for Umm Kulthum, who later sang it, and Shawqi himself introduced it on the morning of the night she sang at the ceremony where he was pledged allegiance as the Prince of Poets. It was mentioned that Shawqi wanted her to drink a cup of wine with him, but she refused, leading to mutual anger before the matter ended with his death. He held her in high regard because she was a cultivated woman who understood what she sang, memorized the Quran, and did not drink wine.

Source: The Poetry Encyclopedia — Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi

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