41 Preface وَما هُوَ بِقَولِ شاعِرٍ ۚ قَليلًا ما تُؤمِنونَYusuf AliIt is not the word of a poet:1 little it is ye believe!A poet draws upon his imagination, and the subjective factor is so strong that though we may learn much from him, we cannot believe as facts the wonderful tales he has to tell. And the poet who is not a Seer is merely a vulgar votary of exaggerations and falsehoods.