Qasida beginning with "Qifā nabki"

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The "Qasida beginning with 'Qifā nabki'" is the famous pre-Islamic Arabic ode by Imru' al-Qais, celebrated as one of the Mu‘allaqāt and a masterpiece of classical Arabic poetry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabic poem
Mu‘allaqa
pre-Islamic Arabic ode
qasida
associatedWith suspended odes
tribal Bedouin culture
author Imru’ al-Qais NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance exemplar of Jahiliyyah poetic style
frequently memorized in traditional Arab education
widely anthologized
describes battle scenes
desert landscapes
pre-Islamic social customs
wine and revelry
genre qasida
hasApproximateLength around 70–80 lines in common recensions
hasCommentariesBy classical Arabic grammarians
classical Arabic literary critics
hasForm monorhyme
hasTitleVariant Mu‘allaqa of Imru’ al-Qais NERFINISHED
Mu‘allaqat Imri’ al-Qais NERFINISHED
influenced later Arabic qasida tradition
language Arabic
literaryStatus canonical text in Arabic literature
masterpiece of classical Arabic poetry
literaryTradition Jahiliyyah poetry
mainCharacter Imru’ al-Qais NERFINISHED
meter al-ṭawīl
openingWords Qifā nabki
originalScript Arabic script
partOf Mu‘allaqāt NERFINISHED
period pre-Islamic era
rhymeScheme single end-rhyme throughout
structure fakhr
nasib
raḥīl
studiedIn Arabic philology
Arabic rhetoric
classical Arabic literary criticism
subjectOf numerous modern scholarly studies
theme boasting
description of horse
desert journey
erotic love
heroic exploits
lament over deserted campsite
nostalgia for lost love

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Imru' al-Qais notableWork Qasida beginning with "Qifā nabki"