Muhammed Hasan Faqi (1912–2004) was a

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born in Makkah.^ Salma Khadra Jayyusi (17 February 2016). ''Literature Of Modern Arabia''. Routledge. pp. 579–. . He was educated in Makkah and

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, worked as a teacher in Alfalah school and then as editor-in-chief of the

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newspaper. Faqi occupied various prominent positions in the Saudi government as he was appointed as an ambassador of Saudi Arabia to

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Poetry

Faqi published several collections of

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short stories. Moreover, he published several books on various topics including

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, and legal issues. His best poetry was published in Rubaiyyat (QUARTETS), a collection 474 quatrains.^ Mansour al-Hazimi; Izzat Khattab; Salma K. Jayyusi (27 July 2006). ''Beyond The Dunes: An Anthology of Modern Saudi Literature''. I.B.Tauris. pp.54,pp. 546–. . QUARTETS 1. ''I traveled life in search of tranquility'' ''But the journey amplified my sorrow and qualms.'' ''From so much suffering I feel as if'' ''I’ve inhabited this space for centuries'' ''What is it I want? I do not know my pursuit'' ''Is it glory that I seek? Is it pleasure?'' ''Yet hardship has its contentment'' ''I have grown,'' ''for all of life’s jolts'' ''More tender still.''

References

1912 births 2004 deaths 20th-century Saudi Arabian poets {{Portal, Saudi Arabia