The Horses Charactrize Al-Mutanabbi

Abstract

This study aims to understand the imagery of horses through which Abu al-Tayyib articulated in his poetry what he wished to disclose explicitly and what he inferred in the substance of his poetry without direct revelation. Al-Mutanabbi was able to transmit a lot of signals that provided the impression of his qualities, goals, apprehensions, or anxieties. The study used an analytical-inductive technique. It comprised eight subjects that attempted to cover part of what the poet desired, in addition to the usual pictures that poets used to incorporate in their poetry.

The study yielded a number of conclusions, the most important of which was that the image of horses came to Al-Mutanabbi in its typical and known form among other Arab poets, but he was characterized, as usual, by a specific link between him with horses. Also, we discover that Al-Mutanabbi exercised emotional disclosure, either vocally or nonverbally, as he verbally disclosed himself when he mentioned some of his worries, thoughts, feelings, intents, fears, hopes, objectives, failures, achievements, likes, and dislikes. For the poet, the picture of the horse has increased as much as his ambition and perception of what is around him, and his self-inflatedness has become inflated, his pride has risen, and his objectives have been exalted.

The study suggests investigating what individuals utilize in terms of tools, supplies, and hints to gain a better knowledge of them and a better grasp of their personalities. The study also proposes performing additional research on this poet and adding all of the thoughts and imagery that this poet touched on, no matter how basic, to the Arab library.