Author
Abdullah al-Udhari
Publication Date
1999
Publication Place
London -
Saqi Books
Subject
Arabic poetry
Type
Book
Language
ara,eng
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
240
Physical Dimensions
21 cm
Library
University of Heidelberg
Library Asset ID
978-0-86356-096-5, 978-0-86356-047-7, 0-86356-096-2, 0-86356-047-4
Record ID
64217913
Date
1999
Sample Text
This is a collection of poetry by Arab women from the Jahiliyya (pre-Islamic era) to the Andalusian period. The poems celebrate the triumph of feminine wit over the arrogance of muscle power, in a period when women were suppressed by bigotry
Dipnotlar
Parallel English and Arabic text
İllüstrasyonlar
Ill.
İçindekiler
The Jahiliyya (4000 BCE -- 622 CE) -- Mahd al-Aadiyya -- I see people -- Afira bint Abbad -- No one can -- What's become -- Laila bint Lukaiz -- I wish -- Jalila bint Murra -- Noble lady -- Umama bint Kulaib -- You waste your time -- Safiyya bint Khalid al-Bahiliyya -- We were twinshoots -- Juhaifa Addibabiyya -- What a man -- Umm Khalid Annumairiyya -- The morning -- Ishraqa al-Muharibiyya -- All lovers -- Umm Addahak al-Muharibiyya -- Rider -- The contentment -- You don't satisfy -- Khansa -- Time -- The rising -- The Islam Period (622-661) -- Fatima bint Muhammad -- Those who smell the soil -- The sky turned grey -- We miss you -- When you were around -- Judge of sensible verdicts -- The Umayyad Period (661-750) -- Laila bint Sa'd al-Aamiriyya -- I have been through -- Maisun bint Bahdal -- I'd rather be -- Laila al-Akhyaliyya -- Don't tell me -- Hajjaj -- Dahna bint Mas-hal -- Lay off -- Bint al-Hubab -- Why should you beat me -- Why are you raving mad -- Umm al-Ward al-Ajlaniyya -- If you want to know -- My little boy's smell -- Why doesn't Abu Hazm come home -- Umaima Addumainiyya -- You promised -- The Abbasid Period (750-1258) -- Hajna bint Nusaib -- Commander of the faithful -- Raabi'a al-Adwiyya -- I put you in my heart -- I love you a double love -- Laila bint Tarif -- On the hill of Nubatha -- Ulayya bint al-Mahdi -- Lord, it's not a crime -- I held back -- We hint -- My love -- Dress the water -- Love thrives -- Lubana bint Ali ibn al-Mahdi -- Oh hero -- Grave tenant -- Inan.
Katkıda Bulunanlar
ʿUḍrī, ʿAbd Allāh, ʿUḏrī, ʿAbd Allāh al- [Hrsg.]
RVK Notasyonu
EN 2730
Yazı Dili
Teilw. in engl. und teilw. in arab. Schr.; arab