What are the best commentaries on Al-Mutanabbi's Diwan?
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The most prominent contemporary commentaries on Al-Mutanabbi's Divan are: Sharh Diwan Al-Mutanabbi by Butrus Al-Bustani, Al-Urf Al- fi Sharh Diwan Abi Al-Tayyib by Nasif Al-Yaziji, and Al-Barquqi's commentary in Egypt. Yaqut Al-Hamawi mentioned that no poetry collection, whether in the pre-Islamic era or in Islam, has ever been commented upon as extensively as Al-Mutanabbi's Divan, nor has any poetry been circulated more widely among literati in proverbs, anecdotes, or curiosities than his.
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