A History of Arabic LiteratureD. Appleton, 1903 - 478 pages |
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... Court of Constantinople , the Ghassânids . He was right well received by ' Amr ibn Ḥârith , but , after that prince's death , he returned to Ḥîra and was taken back into favour . When his patron died , he withdrew from the court of the ...
... Court of Constantinople , the Ghassânids . He was right well received by ' Amr ibn Ḥârith , but , after that prince's death , he returned to Ḥîra and was taken back into favour . When his patron died , he withdrew from the court of the ...
Page 14
... court - poet was TARAFA , whose name was ' Amr ibn al - Abd . He formed one of the circle about a king of Hîra , ' Amr , the son of Hind . His uncle , Mutal- ammis , was called Jarîr , the son of ' Abdal - Masîḥ ( or , according to Ibn ...
... court - poet was TARAFA , whose name was ' Amr ibn al - Abd . He formed one of the circle about a king of Hîra , ' Amr , the son of Hind . His uncle , Mutal- ammis , was called Jarîr , the son of ' Abdal - Masîḥ ( or , according to Ibn ...
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... court of Hîra , and held habitual intercourse with Nâbigha Dhubyânî . He is said to have been put to death , at an advanced age , by King Mundhir , the son of Mâ'ul - samâ , sacrificed on the tomb of two of the king's former friends ...
... court of Hîra , and held habitual intercourse with Nâbigha Dhubyânî . He is said to have been put to death , at an advanced age , by King Mundhir , the son of Mâ'ul - samâ , sacrificed on the tomb of two of the king's former friends ...
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... court of Hîra attracted him . His verses , mere fragments of which remain to us , are full of descriptions of hunting and warlike episodes of every kind . During one of his journeys he was thrown from his camel and broke both his legs ...
... court of Hîra attracted him . His verses , mere fragments of which remain to us , are full of descriptions of hunting and warlike episodes of every kind . During one of his journeys he was thrown from his camel and broke both his legs ...
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... court of the Persian Sâsânians . During the interregnum between the kings Nu'mân I. and Al - Mundhir , he was chosen governor of Ḥîra . He continued in this office under the last - named king . ' Adî , like his father , received his ...
... court of the Persian Sâsânians . During the interregnum between the kings Nu'mân I. and Al - Mundhir , he was chosen governor of Ḥîra . He continued in this office under the last - named king . ' Adî , like his father , received his ...
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