The Pain and Hope in the Poetry of Farouk Gouida: "Lan Abi' Al-Umr" as a Model

Abstract

Objectives: The significance of the research lies in presenting an informative idea on the effective utilization of the two concepts, pain and hope, in his poetry collection (Lan Abi' Al-Umr).

Methods: The texts of Gouida that feature these two terms, either in their direct verbal form or through poetic imagery or synonymous expressions, were utilized. The text was then analyzed according to the intended meaning.

Results: Farouk Gouida, our Egyptian poet, depicted these two concepts in his poetic works. Pain, as presented in Arabic linguistic dictionaries, refers to the experiences a person goes through with their various sensory disturbances and emotional contradictions. There is a distinction between these meanings, on the one hand, and the ways in which the poet approached them throughout his texts, or rather the different ways he experienced this human feeling, on the other. Gouida explored how he dealt with this concept, varying the setting, the people, the emotional state, and the imagery each time. Similarly, the term hope—let's call it the hidden companion of pain—uplifts the suffering individual, revitalizing their humanity and preparing them for life through an idea conceived in the mind, which may succeed or fail. Thus, it is subject to the possibility of “may.”.

Conclusions: The poetic image is the poet’s imprint on the idea that forms in his mind regarding the things and emotions experienced by humans, such as pain and hope, along with the emotional details and diverse images that accompany them. The poet delves into expressing, describing, and portraying these emotions, crafting words that resonate with human depth.