Hafez Ibrahim
Hafez Ibrahim | |
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| Native name | حافظ إبراهيم |
| Born | February 24, 1872 Dairut, Egypt |
| Died | June 21, 1932 (aged 60) Cairo, Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian  |
Hafez Ibrahim (
Arabic: حافظ إبراهيم, ALA-LC: Ḥāfiẓ Ibrāhīm; 1871–1932) was a well known Egyptian poet of the early 20th century. He was dubbed the "Poet of the Nile", and sometimes the "Poet of the People", for his political commitment to the poor.[1] His poetry took on the concerns of the majority of ordinary Egyptians, including women’s rights, poverty, education, as well as his criticism of the British Empire and foreign occupation.[1][2]
He was one of several
meter and rhyme
, these poets wrote to express new ideas and feelings unknown to the classical poets. Hafez is noted for writing poems on political and social commentar.
Early life
Hafez was born in 1872 in
literary books and became familiar with prominent leaders of the Egyptian National Movement.[2]
Career
In 1888, Hafez attended the Military Academy and graduated three years later as a lieutenant. He was then appointed by the Ministry of Interior, and, in 1896, he was deployed to Sudan as part of Egypt’s Sudan campaign. There, Hafez and several of his colleagues were involved in a rebellion against the mistreatment of the Sudanese, whereupon Hafez was court-martial-ed and sent back to Egypt.[2]
By 1911, Hafez was appointed the head of the literary section in the Dar al Kutub al Masriyah (the
Mahmoud Samy El Baroudy, in imitating the Arabic classical writing style of meter and rhyme.[2]
Works
Many poems were written by Hafez, for example:
- Albasūka al-dimāʾ fawq al-dimāʾ, ألبسوك الدماء فوق الدماء (They've dressed you in blood upon blood).[4]
- Yā sayyidī wa imāmī, يا سيدي و إمامي (O master and imam).[4]
- Shakartu jamīl ṣunʿikum, شكرت جميل صنعكم (I've thanked your favor).[4]
- Maṣr tatakallam ʿan nafsihā, مصر تتكلم عن نفسها (Egypt talks about herself).[4]
- Lī kasāʾ anʿam bihi min kasāʾ, لي كساء أنعم به من كساء (I've a dress, and what an excellent dress).[4]
- Qul li-l-raʾīs adāma Allāh dawlatahu,قل للرئيس أدام الله دولته (Tell the President that God has extended the life of his state).[4]
- Translation of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, 1903[5]
Memorials
There is a statue of Hafez, sculpted by Faruq Ibrahim, on the
Gezira Island.[1]
See also
References
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- ^ ISBN 978-9774161537
- ^ ISBN 978-0195382075
- ISBN 0-521-29023-6
- ^ a b c d e f poems
- ^ Abdellah Touhami, Étude de la traduction des Misérables (Victor Hugo) par Hafiz Ibrahim, Université de la Sorbonne nouvelle, 1986
- Hourani, Albert. A History of the Arab Peoples. New York: Warner Books, 1991. ISBN 0-446-39392-4.