A History of Arabic LiteratureD. Appleton, 1903 - 478 pages |
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Page 14
... surnamed Mutalammis , " he who seeks earnestly , " be- cause he had spoken , in a celebrated line , of the blue fly that pries everywhere . His sister Khirniq was also a writer of verse . Tarafa , who was of a thoughtless and ungrateful ...
... surnamed Mutalammis , " he who seeks earnestly , " be- cause he had spoken , in a celebrated line , of the blue fly that pries everywhere . His sister Khirniq was also a writer of verse . Tarafa , who was of a thoughtless and ungrateful ...
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... surnamed Al - Fahl , was of the race of Tamîm . He addressed a poem to Al - Ḥârith ibn Jabala , Prince of Ghassân , in gratitude for his release of some prisoners , the poet's compatriots . The story of his rivalry with Imru'u'l - Qais ...
... surnamed Al - Fahl , was of the race of Tamîm . He addressed a poem to Al - Ḥârith ibn Jabala , Prince of Ghassân , in gratitude for his release of some prisoners , the poet's compatriots . The story of his rivalry with Imru'u'l - Qais ...
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... surnamed TA'ABBAṬA - SHARRAN ( one who carries evil under his arm ) , because he was seen one day carrying a knife under his armpit . Like ' Antara , he was a mulatto , like him , he was a wandering paladin , and if he has not attained ...
... surnamed TA'ABBAṬA - SHARRAN ( one who carries evil under his arm ) , because he was seen one day carrying a knife under his armpit . Like ' Antara , he was a mulatto , like him , he was a wandering paladin , and if he has not attained ...
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... surnamed him Al - Ḥâdira ( the thick , the squat ) , and the nickname stuck to him . " One would think you were a woman , with big shoulders and thin flanks ! " It was when they had been out hunting F the game . together . Zabbân drew ...
... surnamed him Al - Ḥâdira ( the thick , the squat ) , and the nickname stuck to him . " One would think you were a woman , with big shoulders and thin flanks ! " It was when they had been out hunting F the game . together . Zabbân drew ...
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... surnamed Qatil al - ju ( dead of hunger ) because , when he entered a cave for the sake of shade , a rock slipped down the mountain and closed the orifice , so that he could not get out , and was starved to death . The son takes front ...
... surnamed Qatil al - ju ( dead of hunger ) because , when he entered a cave for the sake of shade , a rock slipped down the mountain and closed the orifice , so that he could not get out , and was starved to death . The son takes front ...
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