Aisha al-Taimuriya

Aisha al-Taimuriya (1840-1902) was an Egyptian poet. She was daughter of ruling Turkish aristocracy.

Wisdom & Quotes

• I challenge my destiny, my time

I challenge the human eye.

• I will sneer at ridiculous rules and people

That is the end of it; I will fill my eyes with pure light, and swim in the sea of unbounded feeling.
- Hilyat al-tiraz (Embroidered Ornaments)

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