{"id":834,"date":"2013-05-12T15:43:29","date_gmt":"2013-05-12T20:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=834"},"modified":"2013-06-18T00:55:56","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T05:55:56","slug":"the-poetry-of-emir-abd-al-qadir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2013\/05\/12\/the-poetry-of-emir-abd-al-qadir\/","title":{"rendered":"The poetry of Emir &#8216;abd al-Qadir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although primarily known for his political and military exploits, Emir &#8216;abd al-Qadir was a spiritual master and poet of the highest caliber, as the following poems demonstrate&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/05\/EmirAbdelKader.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"837\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2013\/05\/12\/the-poetry-of-emir-abd-al-qadir\/emirabdelkader\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/05\/EmirAbdelKader.jpg?fit=722%2C935&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"722,935\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EmirAbdelKader\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/05\/EmirAbdelKader.jpg?fit=584%2C756&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-837\" title=\"EmirAbdelKader\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/05\/EmirAbdelKader-231x300.jpg?resize=231%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/05\/EmirAbdelKader.jpg?resize=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1 231w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/05\/EmirAbdelKader.jpg?w=722&amp;ssl=1 722w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>I am God, I am the creature<\/h6>\n<h6>I am the Lord, I am the servant<\/h6>\n<h6>I am the Throne, I am the carpet<\/h6>\n<h6>I am water, I am fire<\/h6>\n<h6>I am wind, I am earth<\/h6>\n<h6>I am quantity, I am quality<\/h6>\n<h6>I am finding, I am losing<\/h6>\n<h6>I am essence, I am attribute<\/h6>\n<h6>I am nearness, I am distance<\/h6>\n<h6>All existence is my existence<\/h6>\n<h6>I am only, I am unique<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Original:<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u062d\u0642 \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u062e\u0644\u0642 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0631\u0628 \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0639\u0628\u062f<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0639\u0631\u0634 \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0641\u0631\u0634 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0648 \u062c\u062d\u064a\u0645 \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u062e\u0644\u062f<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0645\u0627\u0621 \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0646\u0627\u0631 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0648 \u0647\u0648\u0627\u0621 \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0635\u0644\u062f<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0643\u0645 \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0643\u064a\u0641 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0648\u062c\u062f \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0641\u0642\u062f<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0630\u0627\u062a \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0648\u0635\u0641 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0642\u0631\u0628 \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u0639\u062f<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0643\u0644 \u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0630\u0627\u0643 \u0643\u0648\u0646\u064a \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0648\u062d\u062f\u064a \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0641\u0631\u062f<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>O sun without light, O light without sun<\/h6>\n<h6>O sea without limit, O shore without sea<\/h6>\n<h6>O denial without knowledge, O knowledge without denial<\/h6>\n<h6>O other without identity, O identity without other<\/h6>\n<h6>O cover without unveiling, O unveiling without cover<\/h6>\n<h6>O dawn without night,\u00a0O night without dawn,<\/h6>\n<h6>O my amazement, O my wonder, O the edge of his throne&#8230;<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>\u0641\u064a\u0627 \u0634\u0645\u0633 \u0628\u0644\u0627 \u0646\u0648\u0631 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0648 \u064a\u0627 \u0634\u0645\u0633\u0627 \u0628\u0644\u0627 \u0646\u0648\u0631<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0648 \u064a\u0627 \u0628\u062d\u0631\u0627 \u0628\u0644\u0627 \u062d\u062f \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0648\u0633\u0627\u062d\u0644\u0627 \u0628\u0644\u0627 \u0628\u062d\u0631<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0648 \u064a\u0627 \u0646\u0643\u0631\u0627 \u0628\u0644\u0627 \u0639\u0631\u0641 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0648 \u064a\u0627 \u0639\u0631\u0641\u0627 \u0628\u0644\u0627 \u0646\u0643\u0631<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0648 \u064a\u0627 \u063a\u064a\u0631\u0627 \u0648 \u0644\u0627 \u0639\u064a\u0646 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0648 \u064a\u0627 \u0639\u064a\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u0644\u0627 \u063a\u064a\u0631<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0648 \u064a\u0627 \u0633\u062a\u0631\u0627 \u0628\u0644\u0627 \u0643\u0634\u0641 \u00a0 \u0648 \u064a\u0627 \u0643\u0634\u0641\u0627 \u0628\u0644\u0627 \u0633\u062a\u0631<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0648 \u064a\u0627 \u0641\u062c\u0631\u0627 \u0628\u0644\u0627 \u0644\u064a\u0644 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0648 \u064a\u0627 \u0644\u064a\u0644 \u0628\u0644\u0627 \u0641\u062c\u0631<\/h6>\n<h6>\u064a\u0627 \u062d\u064a\u0631\u062a\u064a \u064a\u0627 \u062f\u0647\u0634\u062a\u064a \u00a0 \u064a\u0627 \u062d\u0631\u0641 \u0645\u0627\u0644\u0647 \u0645\u0642\u0631<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although primarily known for his political and military exploits, Emir &#8216;abd al-Qadir was a spiritual master and poet of the highest caliber, as the following poems demonstrate&#8230; I am God, I am the creature I am the Lord, I am &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2013\/05\/12\/the-poetry-of-emir-abd-al-qadir\/\">Continue reading <span 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