Ibrahim Nagi () (December 31, 1898 – March 27, 1953) was an
Egyptian
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polymath
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; a poet, author, translator, and practicing medical doctor. He was among the contributors of ''
Al Siyasa'', newspaper of the
Liberal Constitutional Party.
Early life
Nagi was also a doctor in internal medicine. Nagi's most famous poem is ''
Al-Atlal
Al-Atlal (Arabic: الأطلال, "The Ruins") is a poem written by the Egyptian poet Ibrahim Nagi, which later became a famous song sung by Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum in 1966. The songs text was adapted by Umm Kulthum and its melody composed by ...
'' or ''The Ruins'' which was eventually sung by Egyptian singer
Om Kalthoom. He was a co-founder of the Cairo "Apollo Society" for Romantic Poetry. He married Samia Sami and had three daughters: Amira (who had a daughter,
Samia Mehrez, and a son, Mohammed), Dawheya (who went to live in America and had a son- Ahmad, and a daughter- Shahira), and Mohassen.
Bibliography
* ''Behind the Fog'', 1934.
* ''In the Temple of the Night'', 1948.
* ''Cairene Nights'', 1951.
* ''The Bird Wounded'', 1953.
The legacy of Ibrahim Nagi in the literary studies
The poetry of Ibrahim Nagi is an object of studies of several literary critics. Nagi's legacy was noted by
Abdul Rahman Ghazi al Gosaibi,
Hasan Tawfiq and Saleh Jawdat.
References
External links
Arabic News article on Nagi
Egyptian male poets
1898 births
1953 deaths
20th-century Egyptian poets
Writers from Cairo
20th-century Egyptian male writers
Physicians from Cairo
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