Mutaher al-Eryani

Mutaher Ali Al-Eryani
Native name
مطهر بن علي الإرياني
Born1933
Al Qafr, Ibb Governorate, Kingdom of Yemen
DiedFebruary 9, 2016(2016-02-09) (aged 82–83)
OccupationPoet, historian, linguist, and archeologist
NationalityYemeni
Alma materCairo University
RelativesAbd Al-Karim Al-Iryani (brother)

Mutaher Ali Al-Eryani (Arabic: مطهر علي الإرياني; 1933 – 9 February 2016) was a popular Yemeni poet, archeologist, historian and linguist.[1] He was famous as a creative poet and considered one of the most celebrated historians and intellectuals in Yemen.[2] He has been called the "poet of Yemeni earth".[3]

Life and career

Mutaher was born in 1933 in Al Qafr, Ibb governorate.[4] He was first educated by his elder brother Fadhel and in 1953 he moved to Aden and then to Cairo. In 1955 he joined Faculty of Dar Al-Ulum, Cairo University, and graduated in 1959.[4] Al-Eryani studied and conducted research into the Ancient South Arabian script (Musnad) and managed to decipher dozens of ancient inscriptions about history of Yemen. He started his career in poetry at an early age and his first poem was at the age of 14. He also authored several literary, historical books, including "Musnad Inscriptions and Comments", in which he decoded old inscriptions written in Yemen's old alphabetical letters known as Al-Musnad. "The Dictionary of Yemeni language" is another important book which included thousands of vocabulary of different Yemeni dialects.[2]

Famous works

Poetry in Arabic

  • Glory and Pain, 1967 (المجد والألم)
  • Above the Mountain, 1991 (فوق الجبل)[5]

Lyric poetry

Al-Eryani wrote the lyrics of many songs related to patriotism, love, agriculture, farmers, beauty and history of Yemen which have been sung by famous Yemeni singers.[5]

  • Love and Coffee, (الحب والبن)
  • Goodbye, (الوداع)
  • We came to salute you, (جينا نحييكم)
  • Al-Balh, (البالة)
  • Let's sing for Seasons, (هيا نغني للمواسم)
  • Wadi Sheba Dam, (سد وادي سبأ)
  • A Voice Came from Sheba, (صوت جاء من سبأ)
  • What a Beautiful Morning, (ما أجمل الصبح)

Death

Al-Eryani died on 9 February 2016, at the age of 84 years.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Taher, Abdulbari (5 June 2006). "مطهر علي الإرياني .. شاعــر مبــدع وعالــم آثــاري ألمــع" [Mutaher Ali Al-Eryani..A brilliant poet and archeologist]. Nabanews (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "OBITUARIES". AIYS. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ Fadhl, Ibrahim (29 October 2018). "The Yemeni Song: Yesterday And Today". Al-Madaniya Magazine. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Mutaher Ali Al-Eryani". Al-aalam (in Arabic). 15 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b "مطهر بن علي الإرياني – الثورة نت" [Mutaher Ali Al-Eryani – Althawra net] (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ^ "وفاة المؤرخ اليمني الشهير مطهر الارياني". عدن الغد (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  7. ^ "وفاة شاعر اليمن الكبير "مطهر الإرياني " (سيرة ذاتية)". الأمناء نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 February 2023.