Quoted in Studies in Islamic Poetry, p. 9
“
A composite whose body is of light,
But all its soul and spirit of fiery strain;
A star that hath its setting in the mouth,
But ever rises on the cheeks again
— Daqiqi
What It Means
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But all its soul and spirit of fiery strain;
A star that hath its setting in the mouth,
But ever rises on the cheeks again" in the context of "Quoted in Studies in Islamic Poetry, p. 9" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Daqiqi
Abu Mansur Daqiqi (c. 935 — 977) was one of the most prominent Persian poets of the Samanid era.
About Daqiqi
Abu Mansur Daqiqi (c. 935 — 977) was one of the most prominent Persian poets of the Samanid era.
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