شبت قبيحة في قلبي لها حرقا

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Qabīḥah, the wife of al-Mutawakkil and mother of al-Muʿtazz, fell ill. Al-Mutawakkil asked ʿArīb to compose verses from his perspective expressing his anxiety over her illness and to set them to music. ʿArīb composed the poem, which al-Mutawakkil liked so much that he ordered her to go and recite it to Qabīḥah. Qabīḥah responded with verses answering him, and ʿArīb then recited Qabīḥah's response back to al-Mutawakkil, singing it as well.

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

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