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This poem has been the subject of numerous commentaries. [1] It was the first Hafez poem to be translated into a European language, when Franciscus Meninski (1623–1698) turned it into Latin prose in 1680. [1] Another Latin translation was made by the English orientalist scholar Thomas Hyde (1636–1703).
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 ...
[1] [2] This poem is included in "Khamsa" and was written in 1188 in Persian. It is based on the story of the ancient Arabic legend "Layla and Majnun" about the unhappy love [3] of the young man Qays, nicknamed "Majnun" ("The Madman"), towards beautiful Layla. The poem is dedicated to Shirvanshah Ahsitan I, and was written on his order. [4]
Layla and Majnun (Arabic: مجنون ليلى majnūn laylā "Layla's Mad Lover"; Persian: لیلی و مجنون, romanized: laylâ o majnun) [1] is a Persian poem by the 12th century Iranian poet Nizami Ganjavi, inspired by an old story of Arab origin, [2] [3] about the 7th-century Arabic poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his lover Layla binti ...
Jamīl ibn 'Abd Allāh ibn Ma'mar al-'Udhrī (Arabic: جميل بن عبد الله بن معمر العذري; d.701 CE), also known as Jamil Buthayna, was a classical Arabic love poet. He belonged to the Banu 'Udhra tribe which was renowned for its poetic tradition of chaste love.
The Ring of the Dove or Ṭawq al-Ḥamāmah (Arabic: طوق الحمامة) [1] is a treatise on love written in the year 1022 by Ibn Hazm. [1] Normally a writer of theology and law, Ibn Hazm produced his only work of literature with The Ring of the Dove. [2]
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.
The subject is a fortune-teller (practising tasseography, by interpreting coffee grounds) who predicts an unhappy love. Omar Offendum converted the poem into a rap tune called "Finjan", and he mixed the original Arabic text with its translation. [4] Also, in 2021, a series was produced under the name of the poem "Qareat El Fengan". [5]