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 boasting 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 girl Golden Odes hands hath Hátim Héjr herd Himyarite Hind's honour horse horsemen howdah Imr-el-Káis Islam King of Híra Kings of Kindi LADY ANNE BLUNT lord Maád Málek mares Mecca Moállakát Mohammed Abdu Móndir Mórra mother nága neck Nejd night noble Nose pierced ostrich pagan Pagan Arabs pasture peace poem poet pre-Islamic Prince proud Rábi recited riding Robía Shammar Sheykh slain slave slew sons stand stood succour Súlma sweet swords Syria Táï Tárafa tent thee thou translators tribal tribe vengeance verse wife wild wine word Yémen Zohéyr