A critical reading titled “The Thief Whose Hand Is Not Cut Off”, written by Lecturer Dr. Hamzah Allawi Musbet, a faculty member at the College of Fine Arts, Al-Mustaqbal University, has been published in Al-Maraya Magazine for Poetry and Literature. The critical piece examines a poem by Iraqi poet Inaam Al-Hamdani, offering an analytical reading of its artistic and semantic dimensions while exploring the poetic structure, symbolism, imagery, and the aesthetic and intellectual connotations embedded within the text. This publication reflects Dr. Hamzah Allawi Musbet’s continued engagement with literary and critical discourse, as well as the commitment of the College of Fine Arts at Al-Mustaqbal University to supporting academic, artistic, and cultural contributions. The publication in Al-Maraya Magazine for Poetry and Literature further highlights the university’s growing presence in literary and cultural forums and its faculty members’ contributions to contemporary Iraqi artistic and critical discourse.