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Taha Hussein was invited to the wedding reception of his friend, the writer Ahmed Hassan al-Zayyat, and was charmed by the beauty and traditional singing at the event. The newspaper that published the poem noted that he composed it to congratulate his friend, the host, and to praise the gathering for reuniting him with a long-estranged friend.

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

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