Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Volume 1Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1843 - 616 pages |
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Page xiii
... poems and epistles , and of studying the rules of grammar is so general in Spain , that the natives of that country have acquired a complete mastery of the Arabic tongue ; but in the " other branches of knowledge their skill is inferior ...
... poems and epistles , and of studying the rules of grammar is so general in Spain , that the natives of that country have acquired a complete mastery of the Arabic tongue ; but in the " other branches of knowledge their skill is inferior ...
Page xv
... poem of Ibn Firro as - Shâtibi , on the readings of the Koran , and the Râiya , another poem by the same author on ... poems of Abu Tammâm ( 8 ) , part of al - Mutanabbi's ( 9 ) poetical works , and some of the pieces preserved in the ...
... poem of Ibn Firro as - Shâtibi , on the readings of the Koran , and the Râiya , another poem by the same author on ... poems of Abu Tammâm ( 8 ) , part of al - Mutanabbi's ( 9 ) poetical works , and some of the pieces preserved in the ...
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... poems in praise of Bilâl , and in the following verse , addressed to his camel , he alludes to him also : When thou reachest Bilâl the ( grand ) son of Abû Mûsa ( thy toils are at an end , ) and the butcher then may wield his axe to ...
... poems in praise of Bilâl , and in the following verse , addressed to his camel , he alludes to him also : When thou reachest Bilâl the ( grand ) son of Abû Mûsa ( thy toils are at an end , ) and the butcher then may wield his axe to ...
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... poems are love pieces , and the diwân of his works does not contain any eulogium . The follow- ing verses from one of his kasidas may serve as an example of his pathetic style : Desist , self - tormentor ! thus only can thy woes be ...
... poems are love pieces , and the diwân of his works does not contain any eulogium . The follow- ing verses from one of his kasidas may serve as an example of his pathetic style : Desist , self - tormentor ! thus only can thy woes be ...
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... poem composed in his praise , and rhyming in K , of which some verses have been already given ( vol . I. page 658 ) . He afterwards underwent various vicissitudes of fortune and became at length a professor at Hims ( Emessa ) , where he ...
... poem composed in his praise , and rhyming in K , of which some verses have been already given ( vol . I. page 658 ) . He afterwards underwent various vicissitudes of fortune and became at length a professor at Hims ( Emessa ) , where he ...
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