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.
Statements (48)
| 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
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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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