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The gender of the beloved is ambiguous in Persian. It could be a woman, as in the Arabic poetry which Hafez is apparently imitating, or a boy or young man, as often in Persian love poetry; or it could refer to God, if the poem is given a Sufic interpretation. [35] The final half-verse, like the first, is in Arabic.
Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature. Vol. 2. London; New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-18572-6. Moreh, S. (1976). Modern Arabic Poetry 1800–1970: The Development of its Forms and Themes under the Influence of Western Literature. Studies in Arabic Literature, 5. Leiden: E. J. Brill. ISBN 90-04-04795-6
The word ghazal originates from the Arabic word غزل (ġazal). This genre of Arabic poetry is derived from غَزَل (ḡazal) or غَزِلَ (ḡazila) - To sweet-talk, to flirt, to display amorous gestures. [6] The Arabic word غزل ġazal is pronounced . In English, the word is pronounced / ˈ ɡ ʌ z əl / [7] or / ˈ ɡ æ z æ l /. [8]
Raymond K. Farrin identifies a ring composition in the poem and divides the poem into five discrete sections: A – B – C – B¹ – A¹. [2] According to Farrin: Section A introduces the idea of the poet's separation from his beloved, Wallāda, and culminates in a mood of hopelessness and resignation. Morning is associated with this somber ...
Arabic-language surnames (5 C, 749 P) T. ... Pages in category "Arabic words and phrases" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 331 total.
Some muwashshah poems are devoted to a single theme while others combine multiple themes. One common thematic structure is love, followed by panegyric, and then love. [4]: 169 The kharja also plays a role in elaborating the poem’s theme. At the end of a love poem, the kharja might be voiced by the beloved.
8 languages. العربية ... Epic poems in Arabic (1 C, 1 P) M. Medieval Arabic poems (17 P) Pages in category "Poems in Arabic" The following 12 pages are in this ...
The final element of courtly love, the concept of "love as desire never to be fulfilled," was also at times implicit in Arabic poetry. [ 22 ] The 10th century Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity features a fictional anecdote of a "prince who strays from his palace during his wedding feast and, drunk, spends the night in a cemetery, confusing ...