{"collection":"Islam","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/isl/arp/arp003.htm","path":"isl/arp/arp003.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/isl/arp/arp003.htm","text":"Arabian Poetry, by W. A. Clouston, [1881]\n| INTRODUCTION. | | \n| | PAGE | \n| I. THE ANCIENT ARABS | xvii. | \n| II. THE MU\u2018ALLAQ\u0100T, OR SEVEN PRIZE POEMS | xxxi. | \n| III. GENUINENESS OF EARLY ARABIC POETRY | lx. | \n| IV. ARABIAN LITERATURE UNDER THE KHALIFATE | lxvi. | \n| THE MOALLAK\u00c1T. Translated by SIR W. JONES. | | \n| THE POEM OF AMRIOLKAIS | 3 | \n| THE POEM OF TARAFA | 15 | \n| THE POEM OF ZOHAIR | 29 | \n| THE POEM OF LEBEID | 39 | \n| THE POEM OF ANTARA | 52 | \n| THE POEM OF AMRU | 64 | \n| THE POEM OF HARETH | 79 | \n| SHORTER POEMS. Translated by J. D. CARLYLE, B\u1e0c. | | \n| On the Tomb of Mano: Hassan Alasady | 95 | \n| On the Tomb of Sayid: Abd Almalec Alharithy | 96 | \n| On the Death of his Mistress: Abu Saher | 98 | \n| On Avarice: Hatem Tai | 99 | \n| On the Battle of Sabla: Jaafer Ben Alba | 101 | \n| To a kindred Tribe, &c.: Alfadhel Ibn Alabas | 102 | \n| On his Friends: Meskin Aldaramy | 103 | \n| On Temper: Nabegat Beni Jaid | 104 | \n| The Song of Maisuna | 105 | \n| p. x | | \n| SHORTER POEMS\u2014Continued. | | \n| | PAGE | \n| Verses of Yezid to his Father, Mo\u2018awiah | 107 | \n| On Fatalism: The Imam Shafay | 108 | \n| To the Khalif Haroun Alrashid: Ibrahim Ben Adhem | 109 | \n| Inauguration of Haroun Alrashid, &c. Isaac Almousely | 110 | \n| On the Ruin of the Barmecides | 111 | \n| Epigram on Taber Ben Hosein | 112 | \n| The Adieu: Abu Mohammed | 113 | \n| Verses to his Mistress: Abu Teman Habib | 114 | \n| To a Female Cupbearer: Abd Alsalam | 115 | \n| Extempore Songs: Mashdud, Rakeek, and Rais | 116 | \n| To a Lady Weeping: Ebn Alrumi | 120 | \n| On a Valetudinarian: Ibid. | 121 | \n| On a Miser: Ibid. | 121 | \n| To Cassim Obid Allah: Ali Ben Ahmed | 122 | \n| To a Friend, on his Birthday | 123 | \n| On a Cat, &c.: Ibn Alalaf Alnaharwany | 124 | \n| Epigram on Ebn Naphta-Wah: Mohammed Ben Zeid | 126 | \n| Fire: a Riddle | 126 | \n| To a Lady, on seeing her blush: Khalif Radhi Billah | 127 | \n| On the Vicissitudes of Life: Ibid. | 128 | \n| To a Dove: Serage Alwarak | 129 | \n| On a Thunder-storm: Ibrahim Ben Khiret | 130 | \n| To his Favourite Mistress: Sultan Saif Addaulet | 131 | \n| On the Crucifixion of Ebn Bakiah: Abu Hassan | 132 | \n| On the Caprices of Fortune: Sultan Shems Almaali | 133 | \n| Life | 134 | \n| To Leila | 135 | \n| On the Sultan Carawash, &c.: Ebn Alramacram | 136 | \n| On the Death of a Son: Ali Ben Mohammed | 137 | \n| On Moderation in our Pleasures: Ebn Tabataba | 138 | \n| On the Vale of Bozaa: Ahmed Ben Yousef | 139 | \n| To Adversity: Sultan Carawash | 140 | \n| Incompatibility of Pride and True Glory: Abu Alola | 141 | \n| On the Death of Nedham Almolk: Shebal Addaulet | 142 | \n| | p. xi | \n| SHORTER POEMS\u2014Continued. | | \n| | PAGE | \n| Verses to some Young Men, &c.: Princess Waladata | 143 | \n| Verses to his Daughters: Sultan of Seville | 144 | \n| To his Sleeping Mistress: Ali Ben Abd Algany | 146 | \n| The Inconsistent | 147 | \n| On the Capture of Jerusalem: Almodhafer Alabiwerdy | 148 | \n| To a Lady, who accused her Lover of Flattery | 150 | \n| Epigram on Abu Alchair Selamu, a Physician | 151 | \n| To a Little Man with a large Beard: Isaac Ben Khalif | 152 | \n| Lamiat Alajem: Al Tograi | 153 | \n| To Youth: Ebn Alrabia | 162 | \n| On Love: Abu Ali, the Mathematician | 163 | \n| Remonstrance with a Drunkard: Yahia Ben Salamet | 164 | \n| Verses to a Lady: Khalif Almoktafi | 165 | \n| On Procrastination: Ibn Altalmith | 166 | \n| Early Death of Abu Alhassan Ali: Camal Eddin | 167 | \n| The Interview (with Music annexed) | 168 | \n| THE ROMANCE OF ANTAR: AN EPITOME. | | \n| EDITOR'S PREFACE | 171 | \n| FROM THE TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE | 177 | \n| The Hero's Birth and Early Years | 183 | \n| The Dawn of Love | 186 | \n| Early Warlike Exploits | 189 | \n| Antar and Abla's Mother | 193 | \n| Antar offends his Father | 194 | \n| How Antar obtained his horse Abjer | 195 | \n| A Bridal Party Attacked | 196 | \n| Plots against the Hero | 199 | \n| Antar rescues his Father and Uncles | 202 | \n| A Gallant Knight of Mazin | 203 | \n| How Antar found the Sword Dhami | 204 | \n| Rescue of the Tribe of Mazin | 207 | \n| Another Suitor for Abla | 209 | \n| p. xii | | \n| THE ROMANCE OF ANTAR\u2014Continued. | | \n| | PAGE | \n| Battle of the Tribes of Abs and Tey\u2014Antar to the Rescue! | 210 | \n| Antar proclaimed Champion of Abs | 213 | \n| Antar's Expedition for the Asafeer Camels | 214 | \n| The Satrap Khosrewan sent to chastise Monzar | 219 | \n| Combat of Antar and Khosrewan | 220 | \n| Antar at the Court of Chosroe | 222 | \n| Abla's Trials during Antar's absence | 235 | \n| Abla and her Family rescued by Antar | 239 | \n| The Hero's reception by his Tribe | 241 | \n| Antar's grief for the loss of Abla | 242 | \n| Shiboob brings tidings of Abla | 243 | \n| Antar rescues his Beloved | 247 | \n| Antar goes to Mecca | 252 | \n| Prince Shas in captivity | 255 | \n| Antar summoned from Mecca to rescue Prince Shas | 256 | \n| The Hero encounters Roudha, a gallant horseman, going a-wooing to Abla | 258 | \n| Antar undertakes another enterprise for Abla's sake | 260 | \n| Story of Jaida and Khalid | 261 | \n| Antar in the Land of Zebeed | 263 | \n| Address to the Turtle-Dove | 264 | \n| The matrimonial schemes of Abla's Father again come to naught | 265 | \n| Shiboob in masquerade at the tents of Kendeh | 267 | \n| Attempted murder of Abla | 270 | \n| The Hero quits his Tribe | 271 | \n| Numan King of Hirah makes War against King Zoheir\u2014the Hero saves his country | 272 | \n| Prince Hareth in Love | 280 | \n| King Zoheir and his Brother Asyed | 281 | \n| Death of Prince Shas and King Zoheir | 284 | \n| King Cais avenges his Father's Death | 285 | \n| Abla's Father and Brother again rescued by Antar | 285 | \n| p. xiii | | \n| THE ROMANCE OF ANTAR\u2014Continued. | | \n| | PAGE | \n| A Horse Race, and its consequences | 287 | \n| Prince Malik's Marriage and Death | 288 | \n| Amarah lampooned by the Girls | 291 | \n| Marriage of Antar and Abla | 293 | \n| THE DEATH OF ANTAR | 296 | \n| KA\u2018B\u2019S POEM OF THE MANTLE, Translated by J. W. REDHOUSE, ESQ. | 305 | \n| EL-B\u016aS\u012aR\u012a'S POEM OF THE MANTLE, Translated by J. W. REDHOUSE, ESQ. | 319 | \n| APPENDIX. | | \n| THE LAY OF THE HIMYARITES | 345 | \n| THE POET \u2018OMAR | 356 | \n| ON THE PROSODY OF THE ARABS | 364 | \n| NOTES ON THE MOALLAK\u00c1T. | | \n| AMRIOLKAIS | 373 | \n| TARAFA | 376 | \n| ZOHEIR | 379 | \n| LEBEID | 382 | \n| ANTARA | 392 | \n| AMRU | 396 | \n| HARETH | 401 | \n| NOTES ON SHORTER POEMS | 405 | \n| NOTES ON THE ROMANCE OF ANTAR. | | \n| PUBLIC RECITERS OF ROMANCES IN THE EAST | 436 | \n| CHARACTERS OF THE ROMANCE OF ANTAR | 437 | \n| The Hero's Birth and Early Years | 439 | \n| The Maidens\u2019 Festival | 439 | \n| p. xiv | | \n| APPENDIX\u2014Continued. | | \n| | PAGE | \n| NOTES ON THE ROMANCE OF ANTAR\u2014Continued. | | \n| Mes\u012bh\u012b's Ode on Spring | 440 | \n| \u2018Adite Helmets | 443 | \n| The Sword Dhami | 443 | \n| Combat of Antara and the Satrap | 444 | \n| Antara at the Persian Court | 445 | \n| Antara and the Wrestler | 446 | \n| Jaida, the Female Warrior | 446 | \n| Death of King Zoheir | 447 | \n| A Horse Race, &c. | 447 | \n| ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE POETRY | 447 | \n| NOTES ON KA\u2018B\u2019S MANTLE POEM | 459 | \n| NOTES, ON EL-B\u016aS\u012aR\u012a'S MANTLE POEM | 462 | \n| THE L POEM OF THE FOREIGNER (L\u0101miyyatu-\u2019l-\u2018Ajam, by ET-TUGR\u0100\u2018\u012a), Translated by J. W. REDHOUSE, ESQ. | 468 |","title":"Arabian Poetry: Contents","type":"page"}