Diwan Hamsat

Diwan Hamsat (Poetry Collection: Whispers) is a poetry collection by the Saudi writer Taher Zamakhshari, who dedicated it to the reader. Zamakhshari stated that the diwan was a reflection of emotions and thoughts that stirred within him, which he then shared with the readers in the hope that it would resonate with them. The diwan consists of ninety-six pages in small passages. It was printed by Dar at-Taalif Press in Cairo, Egypt, in 1953.

The poems in Diwan Hamsat are divided into four sections: Mawakib (Processions), Hamsat (Whispers), Zafarat (Sighs), and Atyaf (Specters). Poems of the diwan include Ma'zef al-Alhan (Melody Player), Alwan al-Mawaddah (Colors of Affection), Thikra al-Hijrah (Memory of the Migration), al-Tila' az-Za'if (The False Veneer), Mawkib al-Hajeej (The Pilgrims' Procession), Watani (My Homeland), Mawkib an-Nur (Procession of Light), and an-Nafs al-Mu'minah (The Faithful Soul).

Taher Abdulrahman Zamakhshari, the author of Diwan Hamsat, was a Saudi writer born in Makkah al-Mukarramah in 1914, where he attended al-Falah School and graduated in 1930. Zamakhshari held various government positions, including working at the Government Printing Press and the Radio Directorate in Jeddah, where he hosted a children's show called "Baba Tahir." In 1959, he founded al-Rawdah magazine, the first Saudi magazine for children. Zamakhshari also served as Editor-in-Chief of al-Bilad Newspaper and was awarded the State Prize in Literature in 1985. He published several poetry collections, including Agharid as-Sahra' (Songs of the Desert), al-Ufuq al-Akhdar (The Green Horizon), Anfas al-Rabei' (Breaths of Spring), al-Mahrajan (The Festival), A'la ad-Difaf (On the Banks), Ahlam al-Rabei' (Dreams of Spring), Asda' ar-Rabiyah (Echoes of the Hill), and Agharid ar-Rawdah (Songs of the Garden). His poetry was translated into foreign languages. He passed away in 1987.