(P/B) DESERT SONGS OF THE NIGHT

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A unique and extraordinary collection, Desert Songs of the Night presents some of the finest poetry and prose by Arab writers, from the Arab East to Andalusia, over the last 1,500 years.
From the mystical imagery of the Qur'an and the colourful stories of The Thousand and One Nights, to the powerful verses of longing of Mahmoud Darwish and Nazik al-Mala'ika, this captivating collection includes translated excerpts of works by the major authors of the period, as well as by lesser known writers of equal significance.
Desert Songs of the Night showcases the vibrant and distinctive literary heritage of the Arabs. Beautifully produced, this is the ideal book for lovers of world literature and for those who seek an acquaintance with gems of Arab thought and expression. (From the publisher)

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Introduction
Part I: The Pre-Islamic Period (Jahiliyya)
The Mu'allaqat
Ka'b Bin Zuhair, Su'ad is gone
al-Aswad Bin Yafur, Ode from the Mufaddaliyat
al-Khansa, Lament for My Brother
al-Tirrimah, In the Heart of the Desert
Jamil, Oh, That Youth's Flower Anew Might Lift its Head
Katari of Mazin, To His Own Soul
'Umar Ibn Abi Rabi'ah, Blame Me No More, O Comrades!
Part II: The Islamic Age
The Holy Qur'an
Hadith, Selected Sayings
Shaybani's Siyar, The Islamic Law of Nations
Part III: The Ummayad Dynasty
al-Akhtal, Youth Departed but Often I Enjoyed It
al-Farazdaq, Let all weep for al-Hajjaj
Jarir, al-Farazdaq Visited the Folk of Hijaz
Abd al-Hamid al-Katib, The Art of Secretaryship
Ibn al-Muqaffa, The Rabbit and the Elephant
Ibn Ishaq, The Prophet's Mission
Bashshar Ibn Burd, Will No Emissary Be Found
Part IV: The Abbasid Dynasty
Rabia al-Adawiya, O My Joy and My Desire and My Refuge
Abu Nuwas
Abu'l Atahiya
al-Jahiz, The Book of Proof: Concerning Asceticism
Abu Tammam, In Praise of the Caliph Mu'tasim
al-Buhturi, Bodies of Water Like Horses
Ibn Qutayba, Extracts from Uyun al-Akhbar
Ibn al-Rumi
al-Tabari, The Battle of Badr
al-Hallaj, Three Qasidas
al-Razi, The Repelling of Grief
al-Farabi, The City and the Household
al-Mutanabbi
Abu Firas al-Hamdani
al-Tawhidi, Arabs and Non-Arabs
al-Kalabadhi,The Sufi Doctrine of Vision
al-Hamadhani, The Assembly of Qazmin
al-Ma'arri
Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
al-Hariri, The Assembly of Damascus
al-Ghazzali
Ibn Rushd (Averroes) The Law Makes Philosophic Studies Obligatory
Ibn Tufayl
Ibn Arabi
Ibnu'l Farid
Ibn Khallikan, Ja'far and al-Rashid
Part V: al-Andalus - Arab Spain
Ibn Hazm
Ibn Zaydun, Poem to Wallada
al-Mutamid, The Moon, The Stars, and a King
Abu'l Hasan Ali ibn Hisn, The Pigeon
Abus Salt, The Incense Burner
Ibn al-Faras, Moon of Beauty
Ibn Said, The Guardians
Ibn Maimon (Moses Maimonides), Guide for the Perplexed
Solomon ibn Gabirol, The Ethics of Solomon Gabirol
Part VI: The Age of Depression
Ibn Battuta, Across North Africa
Ibn Khaldun
The Romance of Antar
The Arabian Nights
Part VII: al-Nahda - Renaissance of Arabic Literature
Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi, The Virtues of the Arabs
Ahmad Shawqi
Hafiz Ibrahim, Elegy to Mustafa Kamil
Khalil Mutran, The Arab Awakening
Ilya Abu Madi
Gibran Kahlil Gibran
Ameen Rihani
Mikhail Naimy
Taha Hussein
Abbas al-Aqqad, Drinking Song
May Ziadah, Rejoice
Mahmud Taymur, The Fare
Tewfiq al-Hakim, Song of Death
Part VIII: Modern Arabic Literature
Abu al-Qasim al-Shabi
Naguib Mahfouz, An Unnerving Sound
Khalil Hawi, The Bridge
'Abd al-Wahhab al-Bayati, Apology for a Short Speech
Salah 'Abd al-Sabur, The Tatars Attacked
Mahmoud Darwish
Adonis, Iram the Many-Columned
Badr Shakir al-Sayyab, A City Without Rain
Yusuf al-Khal, The Deserted Well
Muhammad al-Fayturi, Sorrow of the Black City
Nazik al-Mala'ika Who Am I? Five Hymns to Pain
Mona Fayad, Whisper
Salma al-Khadra al-Jayyusi
Fudwa Tuqan
Mai Sayigh, Departure
Nizar Qabbani
May Rihani, The Wedding of My City
Antoine Raad, A Poet's Treasure
Henri Zoghaib, This Is The Now
Notes
About the Authors
Acknowledgements
About the Editors