{"id":206,"date":"2009-10-24T06:52:09","date_gmt":"2009-10-24T11:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aloqilat.com\/ar\/?p=206"},"modified":"2026-05-20T00:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:36:29","slug":"%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%b9%d8%b1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aloqilat.com\/en\/206\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Poets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">One poet said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Let us go for the midday meal with Al-Oqilat\u2014either to Saad's place or onward to Al-Sinani's.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Red coffee beans, finely ground and blended with cardamom, with loaves laid in rows upon the trays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Men who crossed the open deserts on thoroughbred camels\u2014through how many lands they wandered, hard and easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The renowned Al-Oqilat poet Mohammed Al-Sughair said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">My kinsmen, stand with us\u2014we are the people of this land. If we turn away from it, who among its people will defend it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">If we were offered our choice of countries, we would want no other; if our homeland could be bought and sold, we would buy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">On the day the army came, its columns pressed together and the artillery assembled every instrument of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Al-Oqilat force arrived and broke down its defenses; rifle fire thundered across the heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">When my people advanced, the enemy's plans collapsed; no one dares challenge the blades of Al-Qassim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They moved at the command of a sheikh whose warriors were steadfast; never did he enter the fury of battle and turn away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The poet Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Saeed Al-Manfouhi said in his poem \u201cAl-Hamiyyah\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">When the light of dawn appeared in all its brightness and the people prayed after the call to prayer\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The rays of the sun rose clear, the men came into view, and seats were arranged for my people in their council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They wore garments gleaming like marble, with fine silk draped over their bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Their custom was to wear their celebrated Najdi dress, shemaghs, and black agals dark as ravens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Call out across Al-Hima\u2014raise your voice and proclaim it; summon for us its elders and its young men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The renowned late poet Mohammed Al-Ouni\u2014may Allah have mercy on him<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">O caravan riders of Al-Oqilat, mounted upon the saddles of stout she-camels, complete in every item of their traveling gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They deepen the camel lover's longing through the sound of the chants and the swaying of the colored tassels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Broad across the hindquarters and wide through the back, their chests open and their necks rising like palm branches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I liken them to the darkness of night; when they depart from you, they leap like swiftly moving dusky sandgrouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Riders, slow them and come alongside me, even if delaying the camels is like taking a drink without thirst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Hear my words and understand my purpose; I say to the knowledgeable guide, \u2018Tell me, what do you see?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">How can I endure separation from my people while tears pour from my eyes and scatter down my cheeks?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">People of the riding camels, carry this farewell from me, to clear the cares of a heart repelled by oppression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Be patient, riders, and put what has passed behind you; do not conduct your affairs through regret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The poet Nimr bin Adwan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You are neither men of Al-Qubaisiyah who owe it allegiance, nor Al-Oqilat wearing their keffiyehs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">******<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Ah, you men wearing the keffiyehs\u2014you are the bearers of truth, people of honor and well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You are the bearers of truth, with nothing to fear; welcome is the truth whenever it arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The renowned late poet Mohammed Al-Ouni\u2014may Allah have mercy on him\u2014from the poem \u201cAl-Khalouj\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">O rider crossing the low pass \u2026 press onward when even its shadows take fright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">For eight years she never once felt a hand upon her flank, nor knelt for labor while another camel stood beside her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">When a necessary journey called, I said, \u2018Saddle her,\u2019 and take firm hold of her ropes against each sudden start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Do not concern yourself with the saddlebags when the hour comes; take your waterskin and balance your provisions beside it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Messenger, I charge you to travel by day and night; beware of sleep in the darkness overtaking your eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Ride her for fifteen sunsets, and Al-Midan will be the destination where your journey ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">When you reach the afternoon market, young men will meet you, stepping proudly in their fine silk-trimmed sandals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They will say, \u2018Friend, bring us your news. What has happened in the towns of Najd since we departed?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Say: \u2018Every town in Al-Qassim and the country around it stands secure, its men guarding the borders of their home.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Except your mother, who after you left laments over the earth, weeping for those who have gone\u2014how grievous her loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Strangers have played havoc there\u2014may none who showed you cruelty be spared\u2014and the noble women have been scattered alone through the towns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Your elders are struck without cause; after the greatness of their former standing, even their dignity is assailed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Sons of Ali, today is the hour when your help is needed; a noble man gains no gift more lasting than praise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Sons of Ali, today\u2014not tomorrow\u2014rise with the resolve of a lion whose deeds have long been proven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Do not follow humiliation, helplessness, and delay, forever saying \u2018perhaps\u2019 or \u2018if only\u2019 until the plea itself grows weary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Rise under God's guidance and fulfill your duty; you are men of celebrated deeds, with no base man among you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">One said, \u2018Only a rare man of courage can confront this. Sons of Ali\u2014which one of you will say, \u201cI shall undertake it\u201d?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Occasion of the Poem<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">One day, the poet Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Ouni was at Jarradat Buraidah\u2014the camel market\u2014when he saw an Al-Oqilat caravan preparing to travel to Iraq. Emotion stirred in him as he remembered his friend Sheikh Saadoun bin Mansour Al-Saadoun, leader of the Al-Muntafiq tribes in southern Iraq, and these verses flowed from his imagination:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1. O caravan riders of Al-Oqilat, mounted upon the saddles of stout she-camels, complete in every item of their traveling gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2. They deepen the abandoned lover's longing: the sound of camel chants and the swaying of their colored tassels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">3. Broad across the hindquarters and wide in the chest, their throats open and their necks rising like palm branches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">4. I liken them to shimmering mirage; when they move together, they leap like flocks of dusky sandgrouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">5. Riders, slow them for a while\u2014may you be guided to what is good\u2014even if delaying the camels is like taking a drink without thirst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">6. Hear my words and understand my purpose; I ask the guide, \u2018Tell me, what do you see?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">7. If I have a need, O man of noble character, it is that you deliver a written letter to one deficient in admirable qualities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">8. Upon a bright, clearly ornamented page, a writer's thoughts appear in letters aligned like paving stones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">9. It is addressed to the man who earns chivalry and praise: Saadoun bin Mansour, refuge of the weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">10. People of the riding camels, carry him this message from me, to clear the rust from a heart wearied by oppression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">11. Once you depart from Buraidah, there is no harm\u2014loosen the reins of the far-ranging camels that leave hardship behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">12. By afternoon they descend from the dune of Al-Iraiq toward Al-Kharaim, where the thumam grass bends in the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">13. They seek their evening stop in the wadi and stride proudly in ordered lines, protected from the evil eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">14. The riders take supper and the camels graze; as darkness gathers, they rest and await the night's travel after hardship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">15. Their guides circle around them, then they set out in the stillness of night with leaders' composure and welcome news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">16. At dawn they reach Al-Hafr and continue onward; they spend the night at Al-Ruq'i, to the left of Al-Hataif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">And so the poem continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1. O caravan riders of Al-Oqilat, mounted upon the saddles of stout she-camels, complete in every item of their traveling gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-rakb: travelers riding camels or other mounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Min Aqil: meaning Al-Oqilat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Ta'allaw: they mounted or climbed aboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Akwar: plural of kur, the riding saddle placed on a camel's back. It is also called a rahl, shidad, or najirah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Kum: plural of kuma, meaning a well-fleshed she-camel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Kamilat: complete, sound, and lacking nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-kala'if: all the equipment prepared on a camel for travel, such as the riding saddle or shidad, bridle, decorative tassels, waterskin, and other gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The intended meaning is that these items were costly to make and fashioned with great care and skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2. They deepen the abandoned lover's longing: the sound of camel chants and the swaying of their colored tassels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Tshawwiq mushtaq: these camels increase the yearning of one who already longs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-hajir: an abandoned person, usually one overcome by sadness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Bi-shawqiha: their appearance arouses longing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Hiss: sound or voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-hadawi: plural of hida', short poetic chants sung collectively by travelers in melody to ease the hardship of the road or encourage one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Ikhtifaf: movement or swaying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-safa'if: colored wool braided like plaits along the sides of the saddle and the camel's upper legs. Hanging to a length of about eighty centimeters, their colors and movement delight the viewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">3) Broad across their southern flanks, open-chested, their necks rising like palm fronds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Wisa' maqafiha: the camels are broad across the hindquarters, allowing the rider to sit in exceptional comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Broad across their junub\u2019: the camels are broad through the flanks and hindquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Open-chested\u2019: broad across the chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Their necks like palm branches\u2019: their long necks resemble sa'aif, the plural of sa'fah, a palm frond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">These camels are therefore described as exceptionally strong, hardy, enduring, and beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">4. I liken them to shimmering mirage; when they turn away from you, they leap like swiftly departing flocks of dusky sandgrouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-lal: a mirage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Wa-in saramman: when they turn away or depart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Tawathib: from wathb, meaning to leap or jump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Kudri al-qata: a kind of sandgrouse that runs quickly along the ground. It resembles a pigeon but differs in color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Bil-wasa'if: the poet compares the camels as they turn and depart from the riders with dusky sandgrouse moving swiftly away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">5. Riders, slow them for a while\u2014may you be guided to what is good\u2014even if delaying the camels is like taking a drink without thirst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Rayyiduhun: wait or slow down for a short while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Taqabbaltu al-huda: may you be guided toward goodness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Law kan radat: even if it means a delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-nida: camels; its singular is nidu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Shurb a'if: like someone drinking even though he is not thirsty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">6. Hear my words and understand my purpose; I say to the knowledgeable guide, \u2018Tell me, what do you see?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-\u2018Arraf: the discerning, understanding, intelligent expert who knows my condition and what has befallen me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018What do you see?\u2019: meaning that the guide knows what has befallen the poet\u2014abandonment, coldness, calamities, and other hardships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">7. If I have a need, O man of noble character, it is that you deliver a written letter to one deficient in admirable qualities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Ila ad: if there is or if it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Wafi: good, honorable, and true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Tirs: a kind of writing paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Tawaddunahu: you deliver or convey it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Adim al-wasa'if: someone deficient in admirable qualities such as generosity, good character, courage, and the like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">8. Upon a bright white page, in clearly visible ink, a writer's cares appear in lines whose letters are laid like paving stones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Safh: a page or sheet of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Waddah: bright or white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Zaj: ink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Muttadih: visible and clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Afkar: here the poet means his worries and everything turning within his mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Bistar: plural of satr, a written line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Rasa'if: arranged or paved in rows. The poet means the lines of his poem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">9. It is presented to the man who earns chivalry and praise: Saadoun bin Mansour, enduring refuge of the weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Li-kassab: one who earns or acquires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-muruwwat: plural of muru'ah, chivalry and noble conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-thana: praise or commendation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Saadoun: Saadoun bin Mansour Al-Saadoun Al-Shabibi Al-Hashimi, sheikh of the Al-Muntafiq tribes in southern Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Rif: grass that grows late in spring. The poet compares Saadoun to this pasture because it lasts longer than ordinary spring grass and therefore provides greater benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-da'aif: the weak and vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">10. People of the riding camels, carry him this message from me, to clear away the cares of a heart repelled by oppression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Wadduh: convey or deliver it to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-is: camels, especially light-colored riding camels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Tajli: it removes or clears away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Sada qalb: the poet means the worries weighing upon his heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-daim: oppression and injustice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A'if: without appetite or desire; the opposite of craving something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">11. Very well\u2014depart from the center of Buraidah, mount your camels, and loosen the reins of those that carry you far from hardship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Wa-la bas: an expression of acceptance, contentment, or \u2018very well.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Jamshat Buraidah: the center of Buraidah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Tarahhalu: mount your riding animals and set out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Arkhaw: release or loosen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Shaka'im: plural of shakimah, a bridle or restraint used to control a camel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Mub'idat al-naka'if: the camels. The root meaning of nukuf is to turn back. Because the camels travel swiftly, they shorten the distance for someone returning to homeland and family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">12. In the afternoon they descend from the dune of Al-Uraiq through the passes between the dunes, heading northeast toward Al-Thumami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Ta's: a sand dune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Uraiq: the diminutive of irq, referring here to Uraiq Al-Turfiyah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Tahaddarn: they descended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-khara'im: singular kharimah, a passage between sand dunes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Thumami: a name for Wadi Al-Rummah east of Al-Dahna. It is so called because thumam grass grows there abundantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Mahayif: meaning that the route descends from southwest toward northeast. A wind blowing in that direction is called haifiyah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">13. They sought their evening meal in the wadi, then quickened to the zarafal pace and moved away in aligned ranks, protected by God from the evil eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Baghan: they wanted or intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-ma'ashsha: the evening meal or supper stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-shu'aib: Wadi Al-Rummah, here called Al-Thumami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Note: Wadi Al-Rummah bears a different name in each region. In upper Al-Qassim it is Wadi Uqlat Al-Suqur; through central and lower Al-Qassim it is Wadi Al-Rummah; between the Al-Thuwayrat and Al-Dahna sand seas it is Al-Ajardi; east of Al-Dahna it is Wadi Al-Thumami; and near Al-Hafr it becomes Wadi Al-Batin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Wa-zarfaln: zarafal is one of the camel's running gaits. The sequence of camel paces is ordinary walking, then zuma', dirham, zarafal, and finally arba'an, the fastest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Kafahun sharr al-ain: may God protect them from the evil of an envious eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Rahn: they went or departed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Safa'if: arranged in aligned rows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">14. The riders ate and the camels grazed; dusk fell and they rested in deep reflection, waiting for the night journey after the equipment inspector had made his rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Wa-ashshaw: the caravan riders took their supper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Wa-ashshan: the camels grazed or fed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Wa-attamn: atamah is the period from sunset until the red twilight disappears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Wa-sajamn: tasjim means abstraction, absent-minded reflection, or deep thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Mutahariyat: waiting expectantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Lil-sura: sura means traveling by night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Aqib: after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Ha'if: the person who inspects the camels' equipment\u2014the saddles, bridles, and other gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">15. Their companions mounted them and hastened onward, cutting across the deserts with leaders' composure and fresh news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Hafu alaihin: they mounted them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-madaliyah: companions who keep their fellow travelers company and raise their spirits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Wa-adlaju: they hastened their travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Bi-sajj: by cutting across or traversing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-riyadi: deserts and barren wildernesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAl-ulum Al-tarayif\u201d means pleasant news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">16. By midmorning the next day they reached Al-Hafr, then departed and spent the night at the wells of Al-Ruq'i, to the left of Al-Hataif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Waddahn: they reached the midmorning period known as duha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Bil-Hafr: the Al-Hafr watering place before it developed into a city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Wa-daflajn: they departed or turned away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Wa-batn: they spent the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Bil-Ruq'i: wells at the site where the Al-Ruq'i customs post now stands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Hataif: a place north of Al-Samman, south of Wadi Al-Batin or Al-Thumami, east of Al-Dahna, and near Al-Ruq'i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">* Note by Abdullah Aba Al-Khail (Abu Sulaiman), a researcher specializing in Al-Ouni\u2019s poetry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Matariyah Market was one of Egypt\u2019s major markets. The Al-Oqilat poet Saleh Mohammed Al-Wuhaibi composed these verses while sitting with the Al-Oqilat in the market, longing for his hometown, and sent them to his people in Buraidah with Saleh Al-Rumayyan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, to see the palace of Al-Oqilat, Rashid's household, and the Dawsiri kin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">To see Al-Ama and those familiar groups, and Mohammed Al-Saleh, so dear to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Poet Khalaf Al-Wuqait<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Their point of departure is Fayhan at the first break of light, and after supper they reach Maghrizat Al-Zubair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They come upon Al-Oqilat, masters of every difficult road, men renowned for honorable reports and gatherings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Their wise men are firm in judgment and counsel, while their young men are swords raised over the enemy's head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">How many assembled armies and battalions they destroyed, rejoicing in honor while battle raged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">At Sahlah you find the blood of Al-Ashqar scattered, and the fallen lying in numbers like fenced enclosures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Before them rides Saud, remembered for goodness\u2014a star by which the tribes take their bearings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">As related by his nephew, the renowned poet and oral historian Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Rais Al-Wuhaibi Al-Tamimi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The distinguished poet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">My young she-camel, even if Munaif turns harshly from you, you can reach Adhfa in a single night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Your return is like a pool in summer, or a rain cloud whose downpour swells the flood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">At Al-Jubaili the spirit becomes content; there you may rest, O Sha'ilah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Giza Market was one of Egypt\u2019s major markets. The Al-Oqilat poet Saleh Mohammed Al-Wuhaibi was sitting with the Al-Oqilat there and extending credit to the butchers of Giza when he said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunate is the man who did not live in Dokki and never came to know the markets beyond Giza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Who never had to tell the butcher, \u2018Give me what you owe,\u2019 only to receive a piastre against five pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">One of the poets said of Abdullah bin Fahd Al-Shuraidah:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Kinsmen, tighten the saddle upon Shaqran and let the army's men follow in our wake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">As one stone marker disappears and another appears, turn the army back before it can cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The commander of the young men deserves it\u2014Ibn Shuraidah, whom you know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">One poet said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to Aqeel whenever they arrive, \/ Their camels swaying into view at sunrise over Al-Shiqqah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Mounted on tall, dependable she-camels, \/ Their saddlebags splendid with beautiful tassels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Sheikh and poet Abdulaziz bin Saleh bin Abdulaziz Al-Muhailib Al-Hamad, one of the well-known Al-Oqilat merchants<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">O rider of a red she-camel whose bridle is her rein\u2014her forelegs and chest remain straight and true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Red camels cross the open desert like ostriches, their hooves seeming scarcely to touch the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I likened her in beauty to a dove whose two wings blur together the moment they rise in flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Her riders trust in her far-reaching speed; neither her saddle nor her ropes will ever fail them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Her riders draw tight the packs against her girth; they leave Jaffa in the morning and reach Al-Nabk by evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">At dawn they are at Dar Al-Wirk, with the road before her; by afternoon they turn toward the palace in Sakaka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">At morning a dense cloud of dust rises from where she runs; by afternoon she reaches the father from whom we seek news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Tell him: \u2018My eyes start from their sleep. Four years have passed since word reached me from their country.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">My debts are heavy and I fear the creditors, while everyone reproaches me for receiving no news of how they fare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Yet I entrust to you, Father, the dark-veiled women; while I remain abroad, our concern is always for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">He could not help me and remained in Tihamah. I asked for news; he said, \u2018The Lord has not yet commanded their departure.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Father, I felt my heart darken with worry for him, and felt within my chest great cauldrons boiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Father, we owe you remorse for our absence, from the day I saw your grey hairs shining in the light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Your right over us is an obligation like the duty of fasting; we must hold fast to your right with our very molars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">May God strengthen Najd under its imam, who took charge of it with swords and gleaming weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">And in closing, convey my greetings to the whole community\u2014to the brothers, the sisters, and everyone who asks after us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The poet Ibn Thunayan said of Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Rawaf:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday morning I climbed to the top of a lookout and cried out, calling to the men upon the watchtowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I groaned like a sick man treated but never healed, whose illness worsened after the medicine and left him far from health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Or like the groan of one whose deep-rooted molar is pulled, when the pincers close and their hooks spread apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Or like one struck painfully in the eye while his family is far away, carried off by noble companions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">At the sight of the fair camels with beautiful lashes and pale flanks, I said, \u2018Well-being has departed.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">When two stars disappear with the dawn, Canopus rises clearly before those who watch the seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We set out upon six young she-camels, bright as white pasture, unwearied by the packs behind their humps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Among them was a fine, even-tempered riding camel; when they strode with the chosen herd, they looked like locusts in flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">When the market holds both those you owe and those who owe you, exile is kinder than facing the demanding creditors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This is the reproach I uttered after climbing the lookout: who but you, Al-Oqilat, will fulfill what is asked?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The poet Abdullah bin Aith said of his brother:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Ghaith, whose eye has waged war against sleep; Abdullah, patient beneath the judgment that befell me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">How can I sleep when the house and all within it lie in ruins? My brother was the one whose affection for me remained pure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">He never once troubled my heart; throughout his life he never said, \u2018This is mine and that belongs to me.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The renowned poet Abdullah Al-Ouni<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">No, by God\u2014the camels now have an appointed day; the promise has become clear from men renowned for honorable conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They are sons of Ali, guided against formidable foes, men of resolve who can master even the most difficult horse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They defended Buraidah, men of noble Arab ancestry; before it they piled the Turkish enemy like stone cairns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Their custom at the encounter is to overwhelm their rivals; when their swords meet the foe, faces bear the wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, the ache of my eyes, which have fought the sleep of noble men\u2014how many are my restless thoughts, and how great my burden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">One Al-Oqilat poet said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The old she-camel set off across the wide, open plain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">O comforter of the heart, my own heart finds no rest from love for a young man who continually comes to mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Whenever I remember him, my eyes cannot rest; his noble deeds are remembered and attributed to him<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Between us lie Al-Samman, the projecting heights of the outer country, the open plains, and the dunes of Al-Jandaliyah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">How sweet it is to drink coffee in the open morning air with men of good deeds and defenders of honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">With the Sons of Ali, deadly poison to their enemies, who honor the guest with strength of spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">One poet said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">When Aqeel's caravan departs, we come to bid farewell; \/ How sorrowful our condition from the moment they leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">After our loved ones go, Al-Jardah falls still; \/ Parting from them is hard, and the soul fills with worry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">O heart, do not weep, for lamentation can be heard; \/ Our enemies will ask: What makes them weep today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Here was the people's camp, where the tribal mark remains; \/ Here was the night camp, from which the men traveled on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Their road to honor and standing is made \/ With the sword and the serving platter when they journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">How often Aqeel answered while the sword flashed; \/ Against their foes, honor was theirs when they resolved to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The poet Hessah Al-Fawzan: \u2018Mohammed, you departed as a follower with the camel caravan and journeyed far from us, O dearest of my heart. From the first, we hoped you would come to us from Arwaq, and I have counted the days one by one. Were it not for modesty, I would pour out my voice in the markets, calling to you, crying out, and calling again. I have asked the One worshipped, who raised the layered heavens, to care for me and favor me above all His servants. May He show kindness to my state, weak and full of longing, while my heart flies ahead of him like a swarm of locusts. May He comfort my eyes with the sight of you and let no obstacle delay you; may I see you here again in the homeland. May provision come to you from every horizon\u2014provision from the Lord beyond all counting. May you discharge every obligation without stinting in generosity and settle within your home a gazelle of the uplands. A slender beauty for whom the yearning heart rejoices; she comes to my mind exactly as I desire. A beauty who has captivated every admirer, noble in lineage through forefathers of distant renown. Lord, favor us above every base man; grant us honorable faces and a flourishing line of descendants.\u2019 The poet Luluwah Al-Mohammed Al-Bibi said: \u2018The caravan arrived, and my beloved arrived with it; it made camp at Al-Naqib\u2014if only I were there beside him.\u2019 Al-Naqib is the name of a place where an Al-Oqilat caravan arrived. A woman said to an Al-Oqilat man: \u2018Ali, sell the camel and buy me a young horse.\u2019 A wife's longing for her husband: \u2018O riders, if you intend to travel onward, I want to entrust you with greetings for my beloved\u2014a sheet of paper bearing dark ink, its letter written; never in my life had one like it come to me.\u2019 An Al-Oqilat man said of a she-camel he sold in the Egyptian market of Bilbeis: \u2018My moan is like that of the old she-camel brought to Bilbeis. I do not blame her streaming tears when the butchers closed in around her. Their knives were sharp\u2014how swiftly they felled her when the word was given. She cried out, and the fragrant breeze seemed to cry with her as a lean blade struck her side. I wish the memory had never stirred; I wish the drovers had refused to take her.\u2019 Imbaba market was one of the great markets where Al-Oqilat gathered, including senior merchants who had settled in Egypt to trade camels and horses. After hearing a train but receiving no news from his family, one poet said: \u2018My heart groans like an iron train from Misr Station all the way to Alexandria. Al-Hulaisi, a trader strong as iron\u2014I wish he would pass by me just once. My chest tightened when I saw the postman carrying nothing for me to ease the pain. I listen for news, however distant, in letters I wish he would read aloud to me.\u2019 The poet Al-Ghunaiman said: \u2018What a long, cold season, Al-Turaif, we have reached. Where is the firewood with which to cook our supper? We have reached the land of bugs and fleas\u2014a country whose air will never be the air we love. Were it not for high prices and debt, we would never have come here; but heavy expenses followed behind us and drove us on.\u2019 Such was the yearning of Al-Oqilat men for their homes and their longing to touch the sand dunes upon whose heights they had written stories of struggle and patience: how to stand firm against hardship and insist upon survival despite constant travel and exile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The distinguished poet Ibrahim Al-Lahim, may God preserve him, said of Al-Oqilat: \u2018In the days of Al-Oqilat, when the world was harsh and the wilderness belonged to ravening beasts, they set out upon their heavily laden mounts, driving them back toward Al-Qassim with full loads. They followed their emir, himself a guide, like lions unafraid of calamity. They earned through trade and additional gain, known for their fine marks and qualities. Call out \u201cAl-Oqilat\u201d in Jerusalem or Hebron, on the banks of the Nile or Euphrates, and every alert listener who hears you will answer: \u201cWelcome, men who achieve great deeds.\u201d Wearing their agals and flowing headcloths, generous to guests and a terror to enemies, they turned toward Buraidah, longing ever stronger, raising their voices toward it in camel chants. Their Eid came when they made their camels kneel within Musailah, and its Eid came when they returned around Al-Watat.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The renowned poet and oral historian Abdullah bin Duhaimish bin Abbar Al-Anazi\u2014may Allah protect him\u2014said in praise of the Al-Oqilat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"522\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aloqilat.com\/en\/ffff\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aloqilat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/FFFF-1.jpg?fit=250%2C290&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"250,290\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aloqilat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/FFFF-1.jpg?fit=250%2C290&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/FFFF.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The renowned poet Al-Ouni likened it to a bereaved she-camel whose owner calls out in a resonant voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">When its homeland cried in grief, its valiant men came, bending their swords beneath the blood of enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">When its forces charged and its detractors failed, no aggressor who attacked its home achieved his aim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Sons of Ali\u2014their defiance angers every foe; when the hour of encounter comes, no one can stand before them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">When the fire of battle raises its torches, woe at the encounter to anyone who opposes them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They protect the homeland's sanctuary and repay its blood claims twofold, ransoming it with precious life on days of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A land of lions whose deeds bring honor, a land of men who protect it from the enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A land of men whose virtues are many; everyone takes pride in it whenever its name is mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A land of men who follow the customs of their forefathers and whose hands reach far whenever a great deed calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A land of men whose manliness is ancient\u2014the rallying kin of Al-Oqilat, whose reach extends far away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A land of men whose caravans cross the world; there is no country that Al-Oqilat men did not reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">From fertile countries they brought full measures and gave relief to people who awaited them in times of hunger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Najd bears witness and never forgets their favors; they sustained it with provisions of every kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">On distant journeys their mounts grew weary, yet upon fine camels they folded away the farthest lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Oqilat reached India and Sindh, while in Gaza they roamed throughout its outskirts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">It was no pleasure tour in search of amusement, but trade through which they bought the necessities of Najd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Their time was occupied in obedience to the Merciful, and their councils drew travelers with the coffee they served.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">People of guesthouses whose doors never closed to a guest, whose serving trays overflowed even in an age of estrangement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The finest and greatest deeds are attributed to them\u2014excellent men whose worth exceeds the highest expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They take pride in their customs and deal honorably; everyone is proud of them and grateful for their efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I raise my voice in their praise, for every fine quality embraces them\u2014horsemen whose battle cries terrify aggressors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This description of their deeds is truth, not imagination; all people relate the stories of Al-Oqilat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I want to inform anyone who does not know Al-Oqilat customs: every line of praise and glorification is meant for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">History recorded their glories long ago, and they became the subject of Arab conversation in every gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A people whose sincerity made their deeds shine white, their hearts guided toward goodness by the Lord of all creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They held firmly to their faith and were loyal to their ruler, who fulfilled the aspirations of the homeland's people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">He was generous to friends and humbled enemies, while his nature rewarded loyal men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">He entrusted many positions to men of Al-Qassim, confident in their loyalty and knowing their dedication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They are leaders, and the one who leads a people is their man of wisdom; their deeds raise them to the highest ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The gifted and loyal poet Khalid bin Sulaiman Al-Juraish, a descendant of the Al-Oqilat\u2014may Allah protect him:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Oqilat established a history that fills the pages written by its historian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">It contains no stain or blemish, but is purer than a pearl brought up from the depths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">A young Al-Oqilat lion, son of a lioness; a cunning sheikh of noble stock<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"518\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aloqilat.com\/en\/oonn\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aloqilat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/OONN-1.jpg?fit=250%2C346&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"250,346\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OONN\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aloqilat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/OONN-1.jpg?fit=250%2C346&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/OONN.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-518\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">He also said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This is Buraidah, from the age of our forefathers\u2014never overtaken in a race, like the finest purebred mare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">No city or country can equal it; to the discerning eye, it stands among towns as the finest purebred stands among camels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">God bless it, Arabs\u2014a home of noble men, distinguished in faith, renewal, knowledge, and lineage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Its people hold positions of responsibility; their deeds are worthy and supportive, proven whenever hardship strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Speak of the westward journeys led by its sons\u2014how many times they mounted their traveling camels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Hearing the renown of Al-Oqilat, they set out for Baghdad bearing a reputation that held every head high and never bowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They were riders of horses and pioneers in the camel trade; the market they built for camels was a mighty market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They were known for their love of the hunt, as people attest\u2014some hunted with falcons, while others excelled with the gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Turn to its poets and the past is rich in glory; look upon the present and you find abundant gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Count its merchants and the numbers fill the record, while its farms join one another all the way toward Hail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The signs of development increase each day: projects rising here and fine villas there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I liken it, when its generosity flows, to Haddaj of Tayma, with buckets and ropes lowered into its depths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">All the Arabs come to it, those who know and those who ask; it quenches the thirst of a heart scorched by burning heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The role of Al-Hassani in distant lands is not forgotten\u2014a role of response and support, radiant as new moons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Abdulaziz founded it firmly upon goodness, leading to all we have witnessed in this age of great celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Fahd\u2014Fahd, above whom honor is proclaimed\u2014pursues development in every worthwhile field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">With the support of Abu Mutib, ever accustomed to goodness, and of Sultan and his brothers through deeds and evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Across the Kingdom they raised beacons and guidance and protected its sanctuary from every intrusive harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">May Allah strengthen the faith and the sons of those who served the banner of monotheism\u2014with honor and proud deeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I close by asking blessings upon the master of all leaders, Mohammed, the Messenger and Seal of the Messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The poet Al-Lahim said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We are Al-Oqilat, masters of the tall, strong camels\u2014the pride of caravans while every settled man sleeps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">How often we crossed the unknown reaches of the open plains, pale expanses where wolves howl along their folds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Through resolve and strength we earned a noble reputation beside every valiant man whose worth exceeds expectation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Crossers of the wilderness and objects of longing to noble maidens raised in lofty homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The gifted patriotic poet Abdullah bin Juraibi\u2018 Al-Rubaili Al-Anazi of AlUla\u2014may Allah protect him\u2014said of the Al-Oqilat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/NNNN1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Let me tell you, who know nothing of Al-Oqilat, and give you a portrait from the lives of these people of glory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">So that we may know them well through every age, and you may know Al-Oqilat's former deeds and role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A people whose banners stand beside the banner of glory\u2014this is a truth that became a legend in their time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Their history needs no certificates of testimony; their deeds in every circumstance are known and proven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They cared nothing for the hardship or distance of travel; their spirits were patient beneath every difficulty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">From Al-Qassim they turned their swift mounts and caravans toward Syria and its distant reaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Or they headed with purpose toward Baghdad, or intended Egypt and the shores of its sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Bedouin greeted them with smiles, and no one could fully describe the people's joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">When they returned, they carried heavy loads; the camels brought home everything their backs could bear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Upon those backs came blessings from the Lord, while the people were wholly immersed in celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Merchants through the hardest years\u2014the story of their age remains its most fragrant perfume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A people who left their mark upon the page of glory on days when blood surged from the heads of enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">If we return to the years of old, we find an age in which courage was a necessity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The curved edges of their sharp swords bear witness, blades upon which their enemies' blood was shed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">How many heads they struck down amid the bodies, and how many aggressors vanished from sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Without those forays, they would not have provisioned the purebred mares, nor would their men have endured such toil upon the frontier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Without the thrust of spears, they would not have sustained the noble mares made bold for entering battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Upon them they met raids and launched raids, horsemen riding their backs like tigers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">In the hour when rallying cries find their voices, the birds of ease and peace fly from their nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The nature of an Al-Oqilat man revives a spirit gone dead; amid the horsemen's clash, he is carried beyond awareness of himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">In fighting them you find the wounded and the dead, one noble horse unseated and another brought down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Their hearts are always open to a neighbor, whom they include among them in counsel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">He receives esteem, patience, and consideration from them; they are his support whenever his affairs fall short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They greet the guest first with the finest salutations, their voices loudly calling, \u2018May God welcome him!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They seat him upon carpets and cushions, with the coffee prepared exactly to his taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They bring before him the finest fat-tailed sheep, chosen from the flock and slaughtered for his meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Or noble young camels, with full cups offered and oud incense sending up its rich smoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They renew the welcome with the sweetest expressions, while each person awaits his turn to invite the guest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A people possessing generosity, chivalry, swift aid, courage, goodness, proud bearing, and ardor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">When a stranger cries, \u2018Where are Al-Oqilat? I seek your protection, for time has made me taste its injustice\u2019\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Each one answers, \u2018Good news of honor and safety. Within our territory, you have inviolable protection and a safe return.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Their homes, as long as the fires of coffee remain lit, are never closed or forbidden to men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They shelter the stranger who seeks protection when circumstances turn against him, even in open country empty and abandoned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Today there is security and no dispute among us\u2014a peace deserving the gratitude of every tongue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A prosperous life by the grace of the Lord of the heavens; our country's rulers are the Brothers of Noura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Our constitution was not codified by foreigners through imported regulations, nor made a ball for competing parties to kick toward their goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We profess Islam, the finest of religions, and our souls guard the faith with devotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">By the light of its law, decisions are formed, and within it the regulations of government are contained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Abdulaziz founded the institutions upon it until the light of justice spread throughout the Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">All are equal despite differences of class; religion tears our divisions out by the roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">There is no mediation in cases before the courts; when a judgment is sealed, no one obstructs its issuance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They appointed judges to resolve our disputes, with appellate bodies and dignified courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They provide us with every service, and we hold our king above any suggestion of shortcoming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Minarets never disappear from sight; everywhere you find mosques alive with prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Across the country you hear microphones echoing with the call to prayer, the iqamah, and recitation of the Qur'an.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">It has developed to rival the finest civilizations, and even the most advanced countries envy our standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Charlatans and their broadcasts cannot shake us, so long as they remain a breeding ground for acts of terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Those astray, people of malicious intentions, are ruined\u2014and ruined is every ungrateful soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Poet Ibrahim Al-Lahim<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This is Al-Oqilat, my people, and we are their descendants. How sweet their past and the remembrance of an Al-Oqilat man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Their history bears witness to their glories\u2014a people whose deeds in the pursuit of honor were beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">In days of scorching winds, bare feet, and scarce provisions, crossing the empty land brought toil and terror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Caravans among them set their course toward Baghdad, and how many customers in Egypt left satisfied with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Our Al-Oqilat have a celebrated name and pioneers in Syria, a land whose bounty has no equal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Sons of Ali, our kinsmen, are like leopards\u2014my people of Buraidah and the refuge of every stranger seeking protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Today we live in happiness and prosperity beneath the shelter of just rule, whose shade lies over me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Our kings are loved and obeyed by the people; through them prosperity and restful life have flourished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A magnificent welcome to you, descendant of leaders; Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, your deeds are noble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">True to the covenant and generous in fulfilling his promise\u2014Abdullah, beloved by his people, as they tell me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome upon welcome, beyond all counting; no measure can contain the greetings we offer at your arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We write our love forever in ink, together with gold and the most beautiful roses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">And ask blessings upon Mohammed, master of all leaders, for as long as pilgrims raise their voices in praise of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The gifted poet Abdulsalam Al-Humaid\u2014may Allah protect him\u2014said during the journey from Jarradah to Qusayba:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"512\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aloqilat.com\/en\/uuuu\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aloqilat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/UUUU-1.jpg?fit=250%2C292&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"250,292\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UUUU\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aloqilat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/UUUU-1.jpg?fit=250%2C292&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/UUUU.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">From the point where the men of Al-Oqilat began their night journey, I proclaim my greetings to the leader of our homeland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Greetings higher than the Sarawat Mountains, higher than the twin eagles and every star that rises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">And when you come to Al-Arid, seat of leadership, you find fierce men whom we have prepared against every enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Our promised king faced the crises\u2014Abdullah, trusting in his Lord, with us<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">There is Abu Mutib, leader in every great mission; at his right hand we saw a sword drawn for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We march beneath his command toward the goal; we are descendants of Al-Oqilat, if anyone should ask about us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">And Abu Khalid, generous in his gifts, Crown Prince of the house of leadership in which we rejoice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Sultan, sultan of the Arabs and of good fortune, accept our greeting and our song offered in humility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">To our Emir Faisal go abundant greetings\u2014the pride of Al-Qassim, in whom all our cities take pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Faisal is a sword for difficult affairs; every crossing bears witness to him whenever we pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">And the second Faisal possesses beautiful qualities; goodness never misses him when his name is spoken among us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">There is Abu Mishal, lofty in leadership, supporter of the weak; whoever reaches his people leaves hardship behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">May you remain through every age; today you are our shelter whenever flames rise around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Afterward, people descended from the original Al-Oqilat came to us, asking about the caravans of our forefathers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I said, \u2018Good news\u2014today, through these messages, our story will reach you in verses fashioned through our effort.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">In days gone by, when provisions ran dry, history recorded our honorable past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Buraidah takes pride in being Al-Oqilat's stopping place in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula; may it endure after us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We people of Al-Qassim are known as guides and keepers of the signs; today we travel in the footsteps of our forefathers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We are the descendants of Al-Oqilat when challenge and exchange arise; we do not begin evil, and we have always stood for good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">From this place came the call, \u2018Saddle up, Al-Oqilat!\u2019 and from this place people said, \u2018Our caravan has set out.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">From this place the finest she-camels began their journey, roaming distant countries without ever losing our way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Mounted upon camels bred by Al-Shararat, or traveling with the caravan to Amman\u2014how beautiful they seemed to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Or upon pure Arab mounts bred in Al-Harrah, at whose sight even the dark beasts of prey appeared subdued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">At times our journeys turned north, at times east, and at times the roads to the west exhausted us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Our forefathers labored through hard years like swords; anyone who sees the toil knows they never lived at ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Through goodness they ruled people's hearts as true leaders abroad, men whose displeasure others strove to avoid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">In this gathering I appeal to the One who knows every hidden thing, the One who counts all our scattered deeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">May He guide our path toward what is right, so that through it we reach the heights and leave ignorance behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">And ask blessings upon the one God distinguished with His signs, the purest of all people whenever we assemble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The gifted poet Hamad Al-Ulayyan\u2014may Allah protect him\u2014said of the Al-Oqilat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"516\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aloqilat.com\/en\/rroo-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aloqilat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/RROO1-1.jpg?fit=250%2C289&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"250,289\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RROO\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aloqilat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/RROO1-1.jpg?fit=250%2C289&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/RROO1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Oqilat tightened the gear upon their mounts and swung astride between stirrup and saddle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">From Najd their riding camels moved onward, their men lions in the night and wolves of the open country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They brought their merchandise to Buraidah, then sprang onward from it with purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Their finest camels went out toward Syria, and for Baghdad they headed directly to its gates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">In Amman stood the animals they brought for sale; in Egypt they were merchants and earners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They never lost their way upon the routes, and robbery and plunder were never their concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Brave men whose virtues are well known\u2014security, goodness, and the honor of their clan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We remain proud of them even though fate has covered their bodies beneath the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Today we are their successors: youth and children, elders and grey-haired men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Prosperity spread when they came under rulers who governed by God's law and His Book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Al Saud and their descendants are horsemen whenever the spears of war are raised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">How numerous their favors to the people; for their enemies they have the sword and its blade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The poet said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This is Buraidah wearing its new garment; this is Buraidah with all its lights aglow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">It has lived in honor from old times into the new, its youth walking in the path of its elders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">How many clashes we entered without wavering\u2014when its men assemble, they surge like a storming sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">From Najd through the traveler's night journey, Al-Oqilat stood alone; their deeds can never be concealed from us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Their encampments stretched from Syria to Upper Egypt, and they crossed lands whose farthest reaches they had never known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Upon camels and horses in the hardest times, on days of separation when danger traveled beside them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">From the farthest regions they brought fine manufactured goods, and even their coffee pots became renowned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Bedouin came to buy and the crowds increased; through cash and credit, their trade provided for their children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The stories I relate tell of men strong as iron, and their descendants today stand worthy beside them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A praise poem for Al-Oqilat by Musfir Mubarak Al-Qahtani at the Al-Nairiyah spring camp, inspired by their welcome and hospitality:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">At Al-Nairiyah, where Al-Oqilat fulfilled the duty of hospitality\u2014a people whose presence and loyalty honor every gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A people who won every distinction through goodness, whose long strides have always carried them toward the heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A people of esteem, generosity, and noble qualities; when years of giving grow lean, their own gifts never cease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Their stands in defense of honor are the finest stands; their men are the face and prestige of glory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The lean years bear witness for them, when poverty spread across the country and covered it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They mounted camels that devoured the distances and reached Syria and its farthest bounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">People of camels and polished swords, people of deeds whose very report brings honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">How excellent their aid when trouble is stirred, and fortunate is the man who calls upon their courage for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Time has recorded bright pages in their name, understood by everyone who reads them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A people who welcome every visitor when he arrives, maintaining the highest standard of esteem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">When you come among them, you find generosity and delight, and a fire whose glow welcomes every traveler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Red coffee beans fill the stately dallahs, while fragrant blue smoke rises from the incense behind them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Generous men welcome both groups and individuals with loyalty *** These are the noble qualities you seek<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We have come to you, men who make every burden light, people of Al-Qassim whose shelter protects all who enter it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Abdulaziz Al-Faisal, noble in character, unified this blessed country and firmly laid its foundations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">His loyal sons rise to every great task like stars ascending in the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Reality itself testifies to noble generosity; a man speaks his word and stands to defend it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">True manliness is like lofty mountains\u2014not everyone who longs for their summits can climb them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Yet the Sons of Al-Oqilat undoubtedly reached those heights, people of deeds who honor everyone seeking their hospitality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I came in person from the capital, Riyadh, to visit a people whose worth is dear within my heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">All fatigue and long suffering are forgotten once a person gains the satisfaction he sought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">By visiting the people of glory in their gathering, I gained something worth more than the finest gold and pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">When I represent my people upon the platforms, Qahtan is my strength, pride, and boast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I close with the purest greetings and salutations, proclaimed by a poet whose meanings are strong and abundant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Poet Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Shuraidah, son of the Al-Oqilat merchant Mohammed bin Fahd Al-Shuraidah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Salute the young men who set out toward the heights and revived the glorious heritage of our people, Al-Oqilat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A history of glory towering like mountains, telling of our people's days in the distant past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Their deeds became visible upon every height; they placed noble action before concern for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">They sought their livelihood with the resolve of men; the difficult red sands never turned them back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Neither summer nor the blackness of night repelled them, nor the sun's blaze at the hour of midday rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Salute the young men whose exemplary work has portrayed for us the full measure of that hardship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">The gifted poet Abdulkarim bin Abdullah Al-Khalaf\u2014may Allah protect him\u2014said of the Al-Oqilat when their exhibition was held:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">Greetings to those who revived the remembrance of Al-Oqilat and restored for us their bright history and noble story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">They presented to this generation 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