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Quote by Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi
إذا الشعرُ لم يهززك عند سماعهِ فليس خليقًا أن يُقالَ له شعرُ
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The quote sets a clear standard for poetry: it should move the listener. If hearing a poem leaves a person untouched, the speaker says it has not earned the name “poetry.” The point is not that every poem must create the same feeling, but that genuine poetry should have some emotional effect.
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