Pre-Islamic odes · 1782

The Moallakát

The Seven Arabian Poems which were suspended on the Temple at Mecca

by The Mu'allaqat Poets

Translated by Sir William Jones (1782)

Seven great odes of pre-Islamic Arabia, said to have been hung on the Kaaba at Mecca, by Imru' al-Qais, Tarafa, Zuhayr, Labid, Antara, Amr ibn Kulthum and al-Harith ibn Hilliza.

Contents · 7 parts

• The Poem of Amriolkais (Imru' al-Qais)75 lines
• The Poem of Tarafaabout 100 lines
• The Poem of Zohair (Zuhayr)64 lines
• The Poem of Lebeid (Labid)89 lines
• The Poem of Antara81 lines
• The Poem of Amru (Amr ibn Kulthum)about 110 lines
• The Poem of Hareth (al-Harith ibn Hilliza)85 lines

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