Yesterday, one of the most prominent speakers in the UAE, the poet and writer Habib Sayegh, Secretary General of the General Union of Arab Writers and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Writers Union, passed away at the age of 64.
And «from the first hour of absence» Habib Sayegh, mass accounts on social media yesterday showed sadness and moving words, after the announcement of the news of the sudden departure, rolled the words against the owner of the pen of the UAE, formed a special experience in the Court «Her Majesty» press, and flying poems and butterflies His poems - vertical, activating and prose - in the gardens of real creativity.
The loyal son of the UAE, whose pen was devoted to his homeland, received an impressive farewell, from the leaders of the UAE and its elders who value creativity and his people, through ministers and officials, and even writers and poets, who were quick to remember their positions with the owner of a diagram of the `` Swarms of Giraffes, '' recording testimonies about him.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said that the UAE will continue to remember the poems and writings of the late UAE, adding that the UAE has lost a pillar of media, journalism and literature. God Habib Sayegh .. I live in a room of paradise .. And will remain his work and his poetry and writings loving his country the best legacy for him .. The homelands will remain the best witness to the owners of pens .. Oh God inspired his family and his patience and solace ».
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, said: “The UAE has lost a high moral and cultural stature today.” His tender was an important creative source that enriched the UAE and Arab scenes with his valuable works. «Twitter»: «God 's mercy Habib Sayegh, the creative and sincere pen of his homeland and housing in paradise .. And sincere condolences and sympathy to his family».
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, said: “The UAE media and writer Habib Al Sayegh, one of the distinguished media men who have left their mark in the national press, has lost its blessing. Paradise, and inspire his family patience and solace ».
His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, on his Twitter account: “May God have mercy on the writer and media personality Habib Al Sayegh, a UAE national Arab national, has left a significant impact on the development of the UAE media and literary scene, and left a creative legacy "It will remain a source of pride and a school for future generations."
While His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Habib Sayegh, mourned: «I knew him as a lover and loyal to his country and profession, I will miss the friend and Professor Habib Sayegh .. May God reward his family».
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Anwar Gargash said: “The UAE has lost the creative writer and the author of the sane and bold pen, Mr. Habib Sayegh. We miss Habib, may God have mercy on him, and his paradise is at the top of his literary, intellectual and national gift. I will miss him a friend, and a creative pen. I offer his family and his loved ones with deep condolences. ”
Al-Sayegh worked for decades in journalism and cultural work, and participated actively in the creative movement, notably, and spread the reputation of his pen and its impact to He was chosen as the Secretary General of the Arab Writers Union.
Among the most notable is Sayegh, who holds a master's degree in linguistics and translation from the University of London: «poems on the sea», «features», «poems to Beirut», «breaking in weight», and other publications.
She described the Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, Noura Kaabi, the late as a cultural stature, and will remain «her presence, even if you see her rich .. You are absent present .. God's mercy on you Saud». Dar Al Khaleej Press, Printing and Publishing also called Habib Al Sayegh, who was the chief editor of Al Khaleej newspaper.
While the creator Ali Abu Alrish of Sayegh, who published his full poetry years ago: «get off Habib poem, the jeweler of the scene .. Habib Sayegh, and Dr. Ali bin Tamim of Habib Sayegh's recent article that« with the title D (from the first hour of absence ), And its significance gained new meaning by its sudden death today. From the first hour shows the depth of the tragedy and the signs of absence », adding« Habib had mercy of God a distinctive poetic voice, and a cultural experience worthy of study and appreciation ».
For his part, writer and novelist Sultan Al Amimi wrote: «During his tenure as president of the Union of Writers and Writers of the UAE, the poet Habib Sayegh loyal to the previous generation of writers, supporting the new generation of them, where he attracted them in the Union, and strengthened their presence internally and externally. I knew him as a lover of his homeland and his compatriots, in joy of their achievements and their giving. God bless you, pure and loyal ».
And attended the poet Emir Mabnp late, as the creative writer Sheikha al-Mutairi: «How came the day when we write (was) .. Habib Sayegh in the protection of God».
Mohamed Ben Rached:
• «His work and poetry and writings loving his country will remain the best legacy for him».
Mohammed bin Zayed:
• “His tender was an important creative tributary that enriched the UAE and Arab scenes”.
I don't want you to die
From a poem by Habib Sayegh, entitled: «To Badr Shaker Alsiyab in his fiftieth anniversary»:
I am not alive even in the metaphor Via Badr Do not test me to experience poetry in the poet died .. And poetry originally alive as memories .. If I said a brief news myself, Oazdt O Badr death ..
I want you to die more than once, colleague.
Suffice it to your death
Let me now answer some of my questions in the context of booby traps such as treachery .. Have you been full of death
Or that the act of death now organizes your night
From the first nostalgia to the end of the night or early dawn ..
Acute angle
In his column «Sharp angle», the last words of the late Habib Sayegh, the day before yesterday, under the title: «From the first hour of absence», which he wrote in the newspaper Gulf.