fruits of knowledge and wisdom

This collection of poems was composed by the poet Dr. Tawfiq Ali Mansour at intervals, on promising national and personal themes and occasions. It is divided into four sections:First: Flowers from the Poet's Garden, encompassing the feelings and opinions that resonated in the poet's heart and mind on various occasions. Second: Dedications with which the poet prefaced his books to members of his family and many distinguished poets, scholars, writers, and leaders, which he then transcribed into verse. Third: Poems in which the poet was honored by his relatives and friends, who are also poets, praising his outstanding contributions in warfare, research, science, arts, and literature. Fourth: Songs and folk ballads in colloquial Arabic. Here, the reader will find enjoyment in the poetry and narrative, with its diverse linguistic structures, delightful rhetorical images, and captivating musical rhythms, as well as the benefit of presenting insightful opinions. For there is no good in literature that does not benefit society.