His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, mourned the poet Prince Badr bin Abdul Mohsen, who passed away yesterday, at the age of 75. His Highness expressed his sincere condolences to the honorable House of Saud, and to all lovers of the beautiful word everywhere.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said, in a blog post on the “X” platform, yesterday: “The full moon has disappeared, which illuminated the space of poetry, love and feeling with its words, and which over many years created our memories and shaped our most delicate feelings.”
His Highness added: “May God have mercy on the poet Prince Badr bin Abdul Mohsen Al Saud… and sincere condolences and sympathy to the honorable House of Saud, and to lovers of the word everywhere. Today we lost a full moon whose light cannot be replaced.. (The street lights faded.. and the light of the letters went out).”
House of science and literature
Prince Badr bin Abdul Mohsen bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was born in the capital, Riyadh, on April 2, 1949, and grew up in a house of science and literature. He received his education in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and also studied in Britain and the United States. He was famous as one of the most prominent pioneers of poetic modernity in the Arabian Peninsula. His name was associated with elegant song, and he created various sweet poems, from ghazals to pride to patriotic and sentimental texts and others.
Among the most prominent collections of the late man that constitute his collection of poetic works are: “The Witness of the Letters,” “The Inspiration of the Clouds,” “A Painting of Maybe a Poem,” “A Message from a Bedouin,” and “What the Bird Inscribes in the Tamra al-Athq,” which is considered one of the most widely read works. It influenced literary life in the Kingdom.
Over the decades, the name of the poet Prince Badr bin Abdul Mohsen became prominent, as the most prominent composers of the Gulf composed his poems, drawing the most beautiful voices from Talal Maddah to Muhammad Abdo, Ebadi Al-Jawhar, Abdul Majeed Abdullah, Khaled Abdul Rahman, Abdullah Al-Ruwaished, Kazem Al-Saher, Saber Al-Rubai, Rashid Al-Majed and others, to engrave his poetry. In the hearts of millions of lovers of fine words and delicate feelings.
Owner of titles
The name of Prince Badr bin Abdul Mohsen was associated with many titles, including “the engineer of song,” “the icon of Saudi poetry,” and many others. He created musical plays and long poetic stories, including the operetta “Knight of Monotheism” and the operetta “Imams and Kings.”
As soon as the death of “Prince the Poet” was announced yesterday, social media pages and platforms were filled with messages of lamentation, and were covered in black by officials, celebrities, intellectuals, artists, and an audience of fans of the late creator’s words. While Prince Abdul Rahman bin Musaed wrote: “Your separation has made my heart bloody, Badr,” the head of the authority said. General Entertainment, Turki Al-Sheikh: “May God have mercy on the poet, forgive him, and place him in spacious paradise. My condolences to his honorable family, his children, the honorable House of Saud, and the Saudi people. Sad news and (I feel like I have lost a father), but I can only say thank God in any case.”
Appreciation for the journey
Prince Badr bin Abdul Mohsen received several honors in recognition of his long creative career, as the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, honored him by granting him the King Abdulaziz scarf in 2019.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) honored him in the same year, coinciding with the occasion of World Poetry Day, for his unique poetic, artistic, and cultural contributions that spanned more than 40 years. The General Entertainment Authority also celebrated it in a night entitled “The Night of Prince Badr bin Abdul Mohsen: Half a Century and the Full Moon.” At the time, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority, Turki Al-Sheikh, announced that the theater built specifically for this occasion would be named the Prince Badr bin Abdul Mohsen Theater.
the last message
As if it was a farewell message during his recent health crisis, the poet Prince Badr bin Abdul Mohsen wrote verses addressing his brother Prince Saud:
“The years have increased during my wedding..
Seventy, other than what some of them got
And it must, Saud, when the sun sets..
It is a Sunnah that the Lord of creation has imposed
Perhaps it is my freedom after my imprisonment.
Perhaps I will receive a compensation from my Lord.”
Hamdan bin Mohammed:
. With the passing of “Prince the Poet,” we lost a full moon whose light cannot be replaced.
. Over many years, the deceased created our memories and shaped our most delicate feelings.
. Prince Badr bin Abdul Mohsen received several honors in recognition of his long creative career.
. With his sweet words, he attracted great singers from Talal Maddah to Muhammad Abdo.
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