Message of the wise and the brave

Translation

The Treatise of Al-Sahil and Al-Shajah by Ibn Sulaiman Al-Maarri deals with the topics of literature and rhetoric in the form of a dialogue between two shepherds, where the writer expresses the concepts of literature and wisdom in a symbolic manner through a dialogue between two shepherds in the pastures. The book also addresses themes of weakness and strength, powerlessness and power, relying on rich literary metaphors and similes.