Mu'allaqa of Imru' al-Qais

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The Mu'allaqa of Imru' al-Qais is one of the most famous pre-Islamic Arabic odes, renowned for its vivid desert imagery, romantic themes, and foundational role in classical Arabic poetry.

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instanceOf classical Arabic poem ⓘ
pre-Islamic Arabic ode ⓘ
qasida ⓘ
associatedFigure King Hujr (Imru' al-Qais's father) ⓘ
linked to: Hujr ibn al-Harith
author Imru' al-Qais ⓘ
containsMotif horse and hunting imagery ⓘ
storm and rain imagery ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
culturalStatus canonical text of Arabic literature ⓘ
one of the Seven Mu'allaqat ⓘ
genre desert poetry ⓘ
elegiac poetry ⓘ
love poetry ⓘ
hasApproximateLength around 70–80 verses (depending on recension) ⓘ
hasMultipleRecensions yes ⓘ
influenceOn classical Arabic poetics ⓘ
later Arabic love poetry ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
laterRecordedIn early Islamic-era anthologies ⓘ
literaryPeriod Jahiliyyah ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Islamic Arabia
meter long meter (al-tawil) ⓘ
movement pre-Islamic Arabic poetry ⓘ
notableFor foundational role in classical Arabic poetry ⓘ
romantic themes ⓘ
vivid desert imagery ⓘ
numberInCollection often considered first in the Mu'allaqat ⓘ
openingLineType address to the traces of the beloved's campsite ⓘ
openingMotif nasib (amatory prelude) ⓘ
partOf Mu'allaqat ⓘ
rhymeScheme monorhyme ⓘ
setting Arabian desert ⓘ
linked to: Arabian Desert
structure traditional tripartite qasida structure ⓘ
studiedIn Arabic literary criticism ⓘ
Arabic philology ⓘ
style highly ornate language ⓘ
rich metaphor and simile ⓘ
theme desert travel ⓘ
hunting and warfare ⓘ
love and lost beloved ⓘ
nostalgia for abandoned campsite ⓘ
wine and revelry ⓘ
timeOfComposition 6th century CE (approximate) ⓘ
translatedInto English ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
many modern languages ⓘ
transmission oral tradition ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Imru' al-Qais → notableWork → Mu'allaqa of Imru' al-Qais ⓘ
Imru' al-Qais ibn Hujr → notableWork → Mu'allaqa of Imru’ al-Qais ⓘ
linked to: Mu'allaqa of Imru' al-Qais
The Hanging Odes → hasPart → Mu‘allaqa of Imru’ al-Qays ⓘ
linked to: Mu'allaqa of Imru' al-Qais
Imru' al-Qais al-Kindi → notableWork → Mu'allaqa of Imru' al-Qais ⓘ
Qasida beginning with "Qifā nabki" → hasTitleVariant → Mu‘allaqat Imri’ al-Qais ⓘ
linked to: Mu'allaqa of Imru' al-Qais
Qasida beginning with "Qifā nabki" → hasTitleVariant → Mu‘allaqa of Imru’ al-Qais ⓘ
linked to: Mu'allaqa of Imru' al-Qais