Government Poets

Once an earthquake happened in ancient Egypt…

The government poets immediately read the following lines of poetry in praise of the king:

ما زُلزلت مصر من كيد أُريد بها
لكنها رقصت من عدلكم طربا
“There was no earthquake in Egypt;
The earth was just dancing out of joy, due to your justice.”

In this day and age, this is the media …