Shame

 أَيا شَجَرَ الخابُوِرِ ما لَكَ مُورِقًا

كَأنَّكَ لَمْ تَجْزَعْ عَلى ٱبْنِ طَرِيفِ​

the khajur tree ​​lacks all shame
to fruit  ​​​as if
there were no​​ ​​need to mourn
Tarīf’s boy ​​​​my brother 

Abū Tammām (أبو تمام) was one of the most influential poets of the ʿAbbāsid era, active in the third century AH (ninth century CE). Born Ḥabīb ibn Aws in Syria—his father reportedly a wineseller—he later embraced Islam, having been raised Christian, and rose to prominence in the literary circles of Baghdad and beyond. He is best known for compiling the Ḥamāsa, a landmark anthology of early Arabic poetry that shaped the canon for generations, and for his own celebrated verse, which exemplifies the richly inventive badīʿ style of the period. His poetry is renowned for its intricate metaphors and bold conceptual leaps, creating a fusion of poetic form with philosophical reflection.