Bedouin Poets of the Nafūd Desert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abū Zwayyid, Khalaf.

Contributor:

al-Hirbīd, ʿAdwān.

ibn Rmāl, ʿAjlān.

Kurpershoek, P. M.

Series:

Library of Arabic Literature Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dialect poetry, Arabic--Saudi Arabia--Translations into English.

Dialect poetry, Arabic.

Arabic poetry--Bedouin authors--Translations into English.

Arabic poetry.

Arabic poetry--19th century--Translations into English.

Arabic poetry--20th century--Translations into English.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (544 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 2024.

Language Note:

Text in original Arabic with parallel English translation; introductory material and notes in English.

Summary:

"Bedouin Poets of the Nafūd Desert features poetry from three poets of the Ibn Rashīd dynasty-the highwater mark of Bedouin culture in the nineteenth century. Khalaf Abū Zwayyid, 'Adwān al-Hirbīd, and 'Ajlān ibn Rmāl belonged to tribes based around the area of Jabal Shammar in northern Arabia. A cultural and political center for the region, Jabal Shammar attracted caravans of traders and pilgrims, tribal shaykhs, European travelers (including T.E. Lawrence), illiterate Bedouin poets, and learned Arabs. All three poets lived at the inception of or during modernity's accelerating encroachment. New inventions and firearms spread throughout the region, and these poets captured Bedouin life in changing times. Their poems and the accompanying narratives showcase the beauty and complexity of Bedouin culture, while also grappling with the upheaval brought about by the rise of the House of Saud and Wahhabism. The poems featured in Bedouin Poets of the Nafūd Desert are often humorous and witty, yet also sentimental, wistful, and romantic. They vividly describe journeys on camelback, stories of family and marriage, thrilling raids, and beautiful nature scenes, offering a window into Bedouin culture and society in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Letter from the General Editor

Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Map: The Nafūd of Khalaf Abū Zwayyid, ʿAdwān al-Hirbīd, and ʿAjlān ibn Rmāl

Note on the Text

Notes to the Introduction

Khalaf Abū Zwayyid

1: His Life

2: His Son Dikhīl

3: Verses in Praise of ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Jarbā

4: His Poems on Saṭṭām ibn Shaʿlān

5: He Solves a Dispute between Sons of Ṣaṭṭām ibn Shaʿlān Concerning a Guest and a Neighbor

6: He Comforts Turkiyyah, Daughter of Ibn Mhēd, When She Quarreled with Ṣaṭṭām ibn Shaʿlān

7: How He Obtained Satisfaction for Nūrah, Daughter of Ibn Mhēd, When She Quarreled with Fahd ibn Hadhdhāl

8: Abū Zwayyid's Camel, Stolen by Ibn Mʿabhal, Is Returned to Him by Ibn Mashhūr

9: His Poems on a Dispute among Members of His Tribal Group of the Nabhān

10: He Returns from His Asylum with ʿAnazah and Heads for Ibn Rashīd

11: With Muḥammad ibn Rashīd

12: In Praise of Saʿūd Abū Khashm

13: Raiding with Gnēṭīr ibn Rakhīṣ

14: On a Raid with Rōḍān ibn Farwān

15: With a Companion of the Rwalah at Ibn Rashīd's Court

16: With Dabbī ibn Fāliḥ

17: With Khaznah al-Fiḍīl

18: With Mkīdah, Daughter of Jamʿān al-Ghēthī

19: His Story with Tarfah, Daughter of Falāḥ ibn Fāliḥ al-Shlāgī

20: A Marriage Proposal Made in His Old Age

21: Love Poetry

22: Dirge on Mwēḍī, Who Drowned in the Shaṭṭ River

23: His Camel Poems

24: Boastful Poems

25: His Poems on the World's Vicissitudes and Contretemps

26: Battle of al-Jmēmā

27: War of al-Jawf, Poem in Praise of Abū Khashm

28: Riposte of Khḍēr al-Ṣʿēlīć to Abū Zwayyid's Poem in Praise of Ibn Shaʿlān

29: Riposte of Rāḍī ibn Fārān to Abū Zwayyid's Poem in Praise of Ibn Shaʿlān

ʿAdwān ibn Rāshid al-Hirbīd

30: His Life

31: With Jrēs

32: A Donkey Driver Cannot Keep Pace with Camel Nomads

33: He Sings the Praises of Jazʿah al-Lidhīdh

34: Poem on Ṭilgah al-Bihiyyāniyyah

35: Poem on Mnīrah, the Daughter of Bshayyir

36: His Poem on the Daughter of Ibn Jwēʿid

37: His Poem on Khansā, Daughter of al-Jimʿī

38: His Verses on the Daughter of al-Ṣgērī

39: His Poem on the Daughter of al-Mārid

40: Other Love Poetry

41: A Jerboa's Jumping Dance

42: Poems on Having a Good Time

43: In Contemplation of God's Creation

44: With Ibn Rashīd

45: He Replies to Brikah ibn ʿŌjā

46: Reply to His Son When He Had Divorced His Mother and She Married Adhān al-Dhīb

47: Praise for the People of Jubbah

48: His Date Palms at Mtāliʿ

49: His Dispute with Ṣimāʿīn and Sʿēd That Occasioned the al-Shēkhah Poem

ʿAjlān ibn Rmāl

50: His Exchange of Poems with Khalaf al-Idhn

51: Exchange of Verses with Mṭēr ibn Khatlān

52: His Poems on the Ikhwān and the House of Rashīd

53: As a Neighbor of Ibn Hadhdhāl, He Arbitrates between Him and the Jarbā on the Subject of Tribute

54: Visit to the New Saudi Governor, Ibn Musāʿid

Notes

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4798-2620-0

OCLC:

1419057464