في المعلقات الكبرى، ارتفعت أصوات الشعراء لا لتروي مشاعر فردية فحسب، بل لتصوغ ميثاق القبيلة وقوانين الكرامة.
ومن بين تلك الأصوات يصدح صوت عمرو بن كلثوم في بيته الشهير:
«ألا لا يجهلن أحدٌ علينا فنجهل فوق جهل الجاهلينا».
هذا البيت لم يُكتب ليزيّن السطور، بل ليُرسم على صفحة الذاكرة الجمعية للعرب، إعلاناً صريحاً: لسنا من يبدأ بالعدوان، ولكن إن بدأ غيرنا بالجهل والاعتداء، فلن يجد منا إلا رداً أشدّ وأقوى.
والجهل في لسان العرب آنذاك ليس سفاهةً محضة، بل غلظة وحدة واندفاع في الفعل.
حين قال عمرو بن كلثوم هذا البيت، كان يخاطب خصومه بلغة القبيلة: «لا تختبروا حلمنا، فإننا إذا اضطررتمونا للردّ، جئنا بما يفوق فعلكم».
إنها معادلة القوة التي تحفظ للقبيلة هيبتها بين العرب: السلم خيارنا ما دام الآخرون يحفظون الكرامة، أما إذا انتهكها جاهل، فإن الردّ لن يكون بمثل فعله فقط، بل بأعظم منه، وبذلك تحوّل البيت إلى رمز للكبرياء العربي: لا نعتدي، لكننا لا نقبل أن نُستَضعف.
اليوم، وبعد قرون طويلة، نجد صدى هذا البيت يتردّد في شخصية المواطن السعودي، فالمواطن ليس مجرد فرد يعيش في وطنه، بل هو وارث لتراث طويل من الفخر والإباء، يرى نفسه خط الدفاع الأول عن وطنه وقيمه، ويشعر أن كرامته الشخصية من كرامة بلاده، وأن أي اعتداء عليها كأنه اعتداء على بيته وأهله.
فإذا حاول عدوّ أو حاقد أن ينال من الوطن أو يشوّه صورته، فإن المواطن لا يقف متفرجاً، بل يتقدّم بموقفه وكلمته مستحضراً معنى البيت القديم: إن جهلتم علينا، فلن نقابل جهلكم بصمت، بل بردٍّ أعظم يحفظ العزّة ويصون الكرامة.
قديماً كان الردّ بالسيف والرماح، أما اليوم فإن المواطن السعودي يدافع عن وطنه بأدوات جديدة: بقلمه، بكلمته، بحضوره الواعي في الإعلام، وبانتمائه الصادق في قنوات التواصل الاجتماعي. إن كل تغريدة صادقة، وكل موقف شجاع، وكل ردّ مدروس على حملة مشبوهة، هو صورة حديثة لذلك البيت الجاهلي.
المواطن هنا لا ينجرّ إلى جهلٍ مساوٍ لجهل المعتدي، بل يترجم المعنى الأصيل: أن الردّ يجب أن يكون أقوى وأعلى وأشدّ تأثيراً.
فإن كان الجاهل يصرخ بالصخب، فإن المواطن يردّ بالمنطق والوعي والإيمان.
وإن كان العدو يفتري بالأكاذيب، فإن المواطن يقابله بالحقائق التي تُخرسه.
بيت عمرو بن كلثوم يذكّرنا بأن الكرامة تبدأ من الفرد، ثم تمتد إلى الجماعة. فالمواطن السعودي حين يذود عن وطنه، إنما يذود عن نفسه أولاً، لأن الوطن مرآة الفرد، وكرامة الأمة انعكاس لكرامة أبنائها.
ولذلك ترى المواطن في كل ساحة يدرك أن صوته لا يمثله وحده، بل يمثل صورة وطن بأسره.
فإذا دافع، دافع بعزة، و إذا ردّ، ردّ بكرامة، و إذا صبر، صبر بحلم الكبار. لكنه أيضاً يعلم أن الحلم لا يعني الاستسلام، وأن الصبر لا يعني التفريط، فإذا استُثير كان رده أكبر من الاستفزاز ذاته.
قد يظن البعض أن بيتاً جاهلياً قيل قبل أكثر من ألف وخمسمائة عام لا صلة له بعصرنا الرقمي، لكن الحقيقة أن معانيه خالدة.
ففي الأمس كان العربي يقول: «لن نُهان بلا ردّ»، واليوم يقول المواطن السعودي المعاصر المعنى ذاته، وإن اختلفت الأدوات.
فالبيت يعيش اليوم في المواقف اليومية للمواطن: في دفاعه عن وطنه حين يُهاجَم إعلامياً، في غيرته على رموزه حين تُشوَّه صورهم، في وقوفه الصادق مع أبناء وطنه في وجه الحملات المغرضة، إنها روح واحدة تتجدد: لا تظنوا أن صمتنا ضعف، ولا أن حلمنا غفلة، فإذا تجاوزتم حدودكم وجدتمونا أشدّ مما توقّعتم.
وهكذا يظل بيت عمرو بن كلثوم درساً باقياً.. لا يبدأ المواطن بالعدوان، لكنه لا يقبل أن يُستباح وطنه.
هو إنسان مسالم كريم، لكنه إذا استُفزّ في دينه أو وطنه أو عرضه، صار صوته سوطاً وموقفه عظيماً، يقول للعالم بلسان فصيح:
«ألا لا يجهلن أحدٌ علينا فنجهل فوق جهل الجاهلينا».
عبداللطيف آل الشيخ
«ألا لا يجهلن أحدٌ علينا.. فنجهل فوق جهل الجاهلينا»
31 أغسطس 2025 - 00:04
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تابع قناة عكاظ على الواتساب
In the great odes, the voices of poets rose not only to express individual feelings but to formulate the tribe's covenant and laws of dignity.
Among those voices, the voice of Amr ibn Kulthum resounds in his famous verse:
“Let no one be ignorant of us, lest we become ignorant beyond the ignorance of the ignorant.”
This verse was not written to adorn the lines, but to be etched on the collective memory of the Arabs, a clear declaration: we are not the ones who initiate aggression, but if others begin with ignorance and assault, they will find from us only a response that is harsher and stronger.
Ignorance in the language of the Arabs at that time was not mere folly, but rather a roughness, intensity, and impulsiveness in action.
When Amr ibn Kulthum uttered this verse, he was addressing his adversaries in the language of the tribe: “Do not test our patience, for if you force us to respond, we will come with actions that exceed yours.”
It is the equation of power that preserves the tribe's dignity among the Arabs: peace is our choice as long as others uphold dignity, but if a fool violates it, the response will not be merely in kind, but greater than it, thus transforming the verse into a symbol of Arab pride: we do not aggress, but we do not accept to be weakened.
Today, after many long centuries, we find the echo of this verse resonating in the character of the Saudi citizen. The citizen is not just an individual living in his homeland; he is the heir to a long heritage of pride and dignity, seeing himself as the first line of defense for his country and its values, feeling that his personal dignity is tied to the dignity of his country, and that any assault on it is like an assault on his home and family.
If an enemy or a spiteful person tries to harm the homeland or distort its image, the citizen does not stand idly by; rather, he steps forward with his stance and words, recalling the meaning of the old verse: if you are ignorant towards us, we will not meet your ignorance with silence, but with a greater response that preserves honor and safeguards dignity.
In the past, the response was with swords and spears, but today the Saudi citizen defends his homeland with new tools: with his pen, with his words, with his conscious presence in the media, and with his sincere belonging in social media channels. Every sincere tweet, every brave stance, and every thoughtful response to a suspicious campaign is a modern reflection of that pre-Islamic verse.
Here, the citizen does not succumb to an ignorance equal to that of the aggressor, but translates the original meaning: the response must be stronger, higher, and more impactful.
If the ignorant screams with noise, the citizen responds with logic, awareness, and faith.
And if the enemy fabricates lies, the citizen counters him with the truths that render him speechless.
Amr ibn Kulthum's verse reminds us that dignity begins with the individual and then extends to the community. When the Saudi citizen defends his homeland, he is, in fact, defending himself first, because the homeland is a mirror of the individual, and the dignity of the nation is a reflection of the dignity of its sons.
Therefore, you see the citizen in every arena realizing that his voice does not represent him alone, but represents the image of an entire homeland.
So when he defends, he defends with pride; when he responds, he responds with dignity; and when he is patient, he is patient with the patience of the great. But he also knows that patience does not mean surrender, and that endurance does not mean negligence; if provoked, his response will be greater than the provocation itself.
Some may think that a pre-Islamic verse said over fifteen hundred years ago has no connection to our digital age, but the truth is that its meanings are eternal.
For yesterday, the Arab would say: “We will not be humiliated without a response,” and today, the contemporary Saudi citizen expresses the same meaning, even if the tools have changed.
The verse lives today in the daily stances of the citizen: in his defense of his homeland when it is attacked in the media, in his jealousy for its symbols when their images are distorted, in his sincere standing with his fellow citizens against malicious campaigns. It is a single spirit that renews: do not think that our silence is weakness, nor that our patience is negligence; if you cross your limits, you will find us stronger than you expected.
Thus, Amr ibn Kulthum's verse remains a lasting lesson: the citizen does not initiate aggression, but he does not accept his homeland to be violated.
He is a peaceful and generous person, but if provoked in his religion, homeland, or honor, his voice becomes a whip and his stance becomes great, telling the world in clear terms:
“Let no one be ignorant of us, lest we become ignorant beyond the ignorance of the ignorant.”
Among those voices, the voice of Amr ibn Kulthum resounds in his famous verse:
“Let no one be ignorant of us, lest we become ignorant beyond the ignorance of the ignorant.”
This verse was not written to adorn the lines, but to be etched on the collective memory of the Arabs, a clear declaration: we are not the ones who initiate aggression, but if others begin with ignorance and assault, they will find from us only a response that is harsher and stronger.
Ignorance in the language of the Arabs at that time was not mere folly, but rather a roughness, intensity, and impulsiveness in action.
When Amr ibn Kulthum uttered this verse, he was addressing his adversaries in the language of the tribe: “Do not test our patience, for if you force us to respond, we will come with actions that exceed yours.”
It is the equation of power that preserves the tribe's dignity among the Arabs: peace is our choice as long as others uphold dignity, but if a fool violates it, the response will not be merely in kind, but greater than it, thus transforming the verse into a symbol of Arab pride: we do not aggress, but we do not accept to be weakened.
Today, after many long centuries, we find the echo of this verse resonating in the character of the Saudi citizen. The citizen is not just an individual living in his homeland; he is the heir to a long heritage of pride and dignity, seeing himself as the first line of defense for his country and its values, feeling that his personal dignity is tied to the dignity of his country, and that any assault on it is like an assault on his home and family.
If an enemy or a spiteful person tries to harm the homeland or distort its image, the citizen does not stand idly by; rather, he steps forward with his stance and words, recalling the meaning of the old verse: if you are ignorant towards us, we will not meet your ignorance with silence, but with a greater response that preserves honor and safeguards dignity.
In the past, the response was with swords and spears, but today the Saudi citizen defends his homeland with new tools: with his pen, with his words, with his conscious presence in the media, and with his sincere belonging in social media channels. Every sincere tweet, every brave stance, and every thoughtful response to a suspicious campaign is a modern reflection of that pre-Islamic verse.
Here, the citizen does not succumb to an ignorance equal to that of the aggressor, but translates the original meaning: the response must be stronger, higher, and more impactful.
If the ignorant screams with noise, the citizen responds with logic, awareness, and faith.
And if the enemy fabricates lies, the citizen counters him with the truths that render him speechless.
Amr ibn Kulthum's verse reminds us that dignity begins with the individual and then extends to the community. When the Saudi citizen defends his homeland, he is, in fact, defending himself first, because the homeland is a mirror of the individual, and the dignity of the nation is a reflection of the dignity of its sons.
Therefore, you see the citizen in every arena realizing that his voice does not represent him alone, but represents the image of an entire homeland.
So when he defends, he defends with pride; when he responds, he responds with dignity; and when he is patient, he is patient with the patience of the great. But he also knows that patience does not mean surrender, and that endurance does not mean negligence; if provoked, his response will be greater than the provocation itself.
Some may think that a pre-Islamic verse said over fifteen hundred years ago has no connection to our digital age, but the truth is that its meanings are eternal.
For yesterday, the Arab would say: “We will not be humiliated without a response,” and today, the contemporary Saudi citizen expresses the same meaning, even if the tools have changed.
The verse lives today in the daily stances of the citizen: in his defense of his homeland when it is attacked in the media, in his jealousy for its symbols when their images are distorted, in his sincere standing with his fellow citizens against malicious campaigns. It is a single spirit that renews: do not think that our silence is weakness, nor that our patience is negligence; if you cross your limits, you will find us stronger than you expected.
Thus, Amr ibn Kulthum's verse remains a lasting lesson: the citizen does not initiate aggression, but he does not accept his homeland to be violated.
He is a peaceful and generous person, but if provoked in his religion, homeland, or honor, his voice becomes a whip and his stance becomes great, telling the world in clear terms:
“Let no one be ignorant of us, lest we become ignorant beyond the ignorance of the ignorant.”


