The Seven Golden Odes of Pagan Arabia: Known Also as the Moallakat |
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Abla allusion Amr Ibn Hind Amr Ibn Kolthúm ancient anger Antara Arabia Arabs asked bade Bahreyn Bedouin Béni Béni-Bekr blood Caliph camels chief Christian colocynth couplet curtain dark daughter dawn day-dawn death deeds desert Dobián El Hárith English Euphrates eyes fair father fear fled gazelle Ghassán Golden Odes hands Hárith hath Hátim Héjr herd Himyarite Hind's honour horse horsemen howdah Imr el Káis Imr-el-Káis Islam King of Híra Kings of Kindi Kitáb LADY ANNE BLUNT Lebid's lord Maád Málek mares Moállakát Mohammed Abdu Móndir Mórra mother nága neck Nejd night noble Nose pierced ostrich pagan pasture peace poem poet pre-Islamic Prince proud Rábi recited riding Robía Shammar Sheykh slain slave slew sons stand stood Súlma sweet swords Syria Tághleb Táï Tárafa tent thee thou translators tribal tribe vengeance verse wife wild wine word Yémen Zohéyr