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  2. Qasida - Wikipedia

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    In Burushaski, the Qasida refers broadly to Isma'ili devotional literature in general rather than a specific style of poetry and is interchangeably used with the word Ginan in the language. It was regularly performed in the jamat-khana and has been a cornerstone of Ismaili practics in the Hunza Valley .

  3. Diwan (Nasir Khusraw) - Wikipedia

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    The majority of poems contained in the Diwan are odes composed in the traditional Persian qasida (a structured form of poetry with an elaborate metre). The qasida consists of a single rhyme carried throughout the entirety of the poem. In terms of rhythm, each line (bayt) of the qasida consists of two equal parts. [2] The Divan also contains ...

  4. Al-Burda - Wikipedia

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    A verse from the Qaṣīdat al-Burda, displayed on the wall of al-Busiri's shrine in Alexandria. Qasīdat al-Burda (Arabic: قصيدة البردة, "Ode of the Mantle"), or al-Burda for short, is a thirteenth-century ode of praise for Muhammad composed by the eminent Shadhili mystic al-Busiri of Egypt.

  5. The Kasidah - Wikipedia

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    The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî (1880) is a long English language poem written by "Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî", a pseudonym of the true author, Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), a well-known British Arabist and explorer. In a note to the reader, Burton claims to be the translator of the poem, to which he gives the English title "Lay of ...

  6. The Turkish harpist (Manuchehri) - Wikipedia

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    The poem is a qasīda (praise poem, ode) in the Arabic style, consisting of 30 or 31 verses, [2] all with the same rhyme. The first ten lines praise the beauty and skill of a harpist who is playing at the autumn festival of Mehrgan. Lines 11–16 describe the fierceness and warlike qualities of Manuchehr, to whom the poem is addressed; and ...

  7. Islamic poetry - Wikipedia

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    The most common form of Persian poetry comes in the ghazal, a love-themed short poem made of seven to twelve verses and composed in the monorhyme scheme. [8] The qasida is another genre of Persian poetry that depicts the themes of spiritual or worldly praise, satire, or the description of a patron. In regard to Islamic poetry, the most common ...

  8. Ka'b ibn Zuhayr - Wikipedia

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    Ka'b ibn Zuhayr was the writer of Bānat Suʿād (Su'ād Has Departed), a qasida in praise of Muhammad. [1] This was the first na'at in Arabic. [2] This is the original Al-Burda. He recited this poem in front of Muhammad after embracing Islam. Muhammad was so moved that he removed his mantle and wrapped it over him.

  9. Hadaiq e Bakhshish - Wikipedia

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    Many explanations have been written about this poem. Many poets have praised this book. Salam e Reza and Qasida e Noor are the most praised Kalams of this book. [1] The first and second parts are considered to be part of the original version by everyone. But the third part is disputed. [2] It contains a total of 81 poems in first two parts. [3]