Index

Arabian Poetry: Page Index

Preface

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The Frontispiece

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Contents

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I.—The Ancient Arabs

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II.—The Mu‘allaqāt, or, Seven Ancient Arabic Prize Poems

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III.—Genuineness of the Early Arabic Poetry

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IV.—Arabian Literature Under the Khalifate

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Genealogy of the Seven Arabian Poets

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Title Page

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The Poem of Amriolkais: The Argument

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The Poem of Amriolkais

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The Poem of Tarafa: The Argument

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The Poem of Tarafa

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The Poem of Zohair: The Argument

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The Poem of Zohair

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The Poem of Lebeid: The Argument

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The Poem of Lebeid

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The Poem of Antara: The Argument

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The Poem of Antara

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The Poem of Amru: The Argument

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The Poem of Amru

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The Poem of Hareth: The Argument

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The Poem of Hareth

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Title Page and Front Matter

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On the Tomb of Mano, by Hassan Alasady

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On the Tomb of Sayid, by Abd Almalec Alharithy

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On The Death Of His Mistress, By Abu Saher Alhedily

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On Avarice, by Hatem Tai

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On The Battle of Sabla, by Jaafer Ben Alba

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Verses Addressed to a Kindred Tribe at Variance with the One to Which the Poet Belonged, by Alfadhel Ibn Alabas

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On His Friends, by Meskin Aldaramy

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On Temper, by Nabegat Beni Jaid

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The Song of Maisuna

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Verses of Yezid To His Father, Mowiah, Who Reproached Him For Drunkenness

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On Fatalism, by The Imam Shafay Mohammed Ben Idris

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To The Khalif Haroun Alrashid, On His Undertaking A Pilgrimage to Mecca, by Ibrahim Ben Adhem

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On The Inauguration of Haroun Alrashid, and the Appointment of Yahia, by Isaac Almousely

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On The Ruin of the Barmecides

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Epigram on Taher Ben Hosein, Who Was Ambidexter and One-Eyed

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The Adieu, by Abu Mohammed

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Verses Addressed To His Mistress, Who Had Found Fault With Him For Profusion, by Abu Teman Habib

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To a Female Cupbearer, by Abd Alsalam Ben Ragban

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Songs by Mashdud, Rakeek, and Rais

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Mashdud on the Monks of Khabbet

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Dialogue by Rais

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To a Lady Weeping, by Ebn Alrumi

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On a Valetudinarian, by Ebn Alrumi

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To Cassim Obid Allah, On the Death of One of His Sons, by Ali Ben Ahmed Ben Mansour

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To a Friend, On His Birthday

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On a Cat, That Was Killed As She Was Attempting to Rob A Dove-House, by Ibn Alalaf Alnaharwany

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Epigram On Ebn Naphta-Wah, by Mohammed Ben Zeid Almotakalam

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To a Lady, On Seeing Her Blush, by the Khalif Radhi Billah

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On the Vicissitudes of Life, by the Khalif Radhi Billah

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To a Dove, by Serage Alwarak

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On a Thunder-Storm, by Ibrahim Ben Khiret Abu Isaac

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To His Favourite Mistress, by Saif Addaulet, Sultan of Aleppo

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On the Crucifixion of Ebn Bakiah, by Abu Hassan Alanbary

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On the Caprices of Fortune, By Shems Almaali Cabus, The Dethroned Sultan of Georgia

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Life

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To Leila

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Extempore Verses, by Ebn Alramacram

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On the Death of a Son, By Ali Ben Mohammed Altahmany

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On Moderation In Our Pleasures, by Abu Alcassim Ebn Tabataba

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On the Vale of Bozaa, by Ahmed Ben Yousef Almenazy

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To Adversity, by Abu Menbaa Carawash, Sultan of Mousel

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On The Incompatibility of Pride and True Glory, by Abu Alola

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On the Death of Nedham Almolk, by Shebal Addaulet

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Verses by Waladata

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Verses Addressed to His Daughters, During His Imprisonment, by Motammed Ben Abad, Sultan Of Seville

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A Serenade to His Sleeping Mistress, by Ali Ben Abd Algany, of Cordova

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The Inconsistent

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On the Capture of Jerusalem, in the First Crusade, by Almodhafer Alabiwerdy

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To A Lady, Who Accused Her Lover of Flattery

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Epigram on Abu Alchair Selamu, an Egyptian Physician, by George, A Physician of Antioch

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To A Little Man With A Very Large Beard, by Isaac Ben Khalif

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Lamiat Alajem, by Mauid Eddin Alhassan Abu Ismael Altograi

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To Youth, by Ebn Alrabia, in His Old Age

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On Love, by Abu Ali, The Mathematician

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A Remonstrance with a Drunkard, by Yahia Ben Salamet

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Verses Addressed by The Khalif Almoktafi Liamrillah to a Lady, Who Pretended a Passion For Him In His Old Age

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On Procrastination, by Hebat Allah Ibn Altalmith

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On the Early Death of Abu Alhassan Ali, by Camal Eddin Ben Alnabit

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The Interview, A Song in the Rhythm of the Original, With the Music Annexed

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Title Page

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Editor's Preface

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From the Translator's Preface

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The Hero's Birth and Early Years

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The Dawn of Love

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Early Warlike Exploits

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Antar And Abla's Mother

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Antar Offends His Father

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How Antar Obtained His Horse Abjer

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A Bridal Party Attacked

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Plots Against The Hero

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Antar Rescues His Father and Uncles

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A Gallant Knight of Mazin

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How Antar Found the Sword Dhami

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Rescue of the Tribe of Mazin

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Another Suitor For Abla

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Battle of the Tribes of Abs and Tey—Antar to the Rescue!

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Antar's Expedition For the Asafeer Camels

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The Satrap Khosrewan Sent to Chastise Monzar

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Combat Between Antar and Khosrewan

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Antar at the Court of Chosroe

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Abla's Trials During Antar's Absence

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Abla and Her Family Rescued by Antar

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The Hero's Reception by His Tribe

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Antar's Grief For the Loss of Abla

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Shiboob Brings Tidings of Abla

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Antar Rescues His Beloved

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Antar Goes to Mecca

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Prince Shas in Captivity

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Antar Summoned From Mecca to Rescue Shas

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The Hero Encounters Roudha, A Gallant Horseman, Going A-Wooing to Abla

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Antar Undertakes Another Enterprise For Abla's Sake

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Story of Jaida and Khalid

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Antar in the Land of Zebeed

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Address to the Turtle-Dove

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The Matrimonial Schemes of Abla's Father Again Come to Naught

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Shiboob in Masquerade at the Tents of Kendeh

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Attempted Murder of Abla

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The Hero Quits His Tribe

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Numan, King of Hirah, Makes War Against King Zoheir—The Hero Saves His Country

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Prince Harith in Love

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King Zoheir and His Brother, Asyed

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Death of Prince Shas and King Zoheir

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Abla's Father and Brother Again Rescued by Antar

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A Horse Race, and its Consequences

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Prince Malik's Marriage and Death

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Amarah Lampooned by the Girls

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Marriage of Antar and Abla

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The Death of Antar

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Title Page

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Preface

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Ka‘b's Poem of the Mantle

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Title Page

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Preface

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El-Būsīrī's Poem of the Mantle

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Preface

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From the Translator's Preface

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Opening Verses of the Poem

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Closing Verses

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Notes

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The Poet ’Omar

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On the Prosody of the Arabs

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Notes on the Moallakát

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Notes on the Poem of Amriolkais

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Notes on the Poem of Tarafa

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Notes on the Poem of Zohair

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Notes on the Poem of Lebeid

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Notes on the Poem of Antara

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Notes on the Poem of Amru

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Notes on the Poem of Hareth

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Notes on Shorter Poems

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Notes on the Romance of Antar

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Notes On Ka‘b's Mantle Poem

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Notes On El-Būsīrī's Mantle Poem

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The L Poem of the Foreigner

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