Which poet's line 'If one day a people desires to live' appears in the national anthem Humat al-Hima?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Abu al-Qasim al-Shabbi
- Step 1: Al-Shabbi, born in Tozeur, wrote the verses of the second stanza. Step 2. Compare each option with this fact and discard those that conflict with it. Answer: Abu al-Qasim al-Shabbi. Why not the others: Mahmoud Darwish, Nizar Qabbani and Ahmed Shawqi do not fit the fact above; they describe different things or do not match the question.
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