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