| The maturation of his poetic style was also reflected in his plays, the most notable of which were published during this period | Life [ ] Raised in a wealthy family of mixed , , , , and roots, his family was prominent and well-connected with the court of the of |
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| The third stage occurred after his return from exile, during that period he became preoccupied with the glorious history of Ancient Egypt and Islam | Majnun Laila literally "The Mad about Layla" , his first play |
Upon graduating from high school, he attended law school, obtaining a degree in.
29| Kambeez Cambyses II , 1931 and two comedies:• Prose [ ] He also wrote chapters of prose, collected under the title The Markets of Gold | A number of statues have been created in the likeness of Shawki, including one on Dokki Street in Giza and another at the in |
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| He returned to Egypt in 1894, and remained a prominent member of Arab literary culture until the British forced him into exile in southern Spain, , in 1914 | This was the period during which he wrote his religious poems, in praise of the Islamic prophet Muhammad |
An Egyptian postage stamp was issued in honour of Shawqi on 14 October 1957 to commemorate 25 years since his death.
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