A collection of seven pre-Islamic Arabic poems, the Mu`llaqat form the most celebrated forms of poetry, and "the place assigned to them by Arab literary men has not been without a certain overshadowing effect on western criticism in its turn." A tool for students of Arabic literature, this book gives the Arabic text, a literal translation of these poems, and a commentary.
- Preface
- Introduction
- The First Poem
- The Second Poem
- The Third Poem
- The Fourth Poem
- The Fifth Poem
- The Sixth Poem
- The Seventh Poem