{"collection":"Texts of Islam","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_isl_arp_arp117_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_isl_arp_arp117_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_isl_arp_arp117_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/isl/arp/arp117.htm","summary":"This is an excerpt from W. A. Clouston's 1881 anthology *Arabian Poetry*, drawn from the medieval Arabic romance epic *Antar* (also known as *Sirat Antar*), which follows the legendary pre-Islamic warrior-poet Antarah ibn Shaddad. The passage depicts Antar rescuing his longtime rival Prince Shas \u2014 who had persecuted him \u2014 after Shas falls captive to enemies, with an old woman serving as the catalyst who reunites the two men. A central theme is Antar's extraordinary magnanimity: when his brother Shiboob urges hatred, Antar rebukes him with verse, insisting that malice corrupts judgment and that patience will outlast enmity. The excerpt alternates between prose narrative of adventure \u2014 disguises, pursuers, a sword-fight rescue \u2014 and inset poetry, including a tender dream-poem in which Antar mourns his separation from his beloved Abla using imagery of moonlight, musk, and encircling swords. The distinctive tension of the piece is that Antar's heroism is defined not merely by martial prowess but by moral restraint toward those who wronged him, with Shas himself ultimately reduced to contrition. Readers interested in chivalric romance, pre-Islamic Arab literary tradition, or the interplay of verse and prose narrative will find this a representative and accessible sample.","tags":[],"text":null,"title":"Arabian Poetry: The Romance of Antar: Antar Summoned From Mecca to Rescue Shas","tradition":"Texts of Islam","translated_text":null,"word_count":734}