ولما رأيت الدهر جار ولم أجد

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Yaqut al-Hamawi recounts that in the year 607 AH, he headed to Levant with scholarly books for trade, among which was an exquisite copy of al-Balkhi's 'Suwar al-Aqalim'. He improvised these verses wishing he could present this copy to a king, echoing the meaning of the verses previously sent by Shams al-Ma'ali Qabus to 'Adud al-Dawla regarding seven pens. He later sold the copy to al-Malik al-Zahir Ghazi, ruler of Aleppo.

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

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