ms. 54443 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
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Contents
Summary of Contents: An anonymous collection of Arabic poetry covering the period between the 8th and 17th centuries, given the general title Dīwān al-ashʻār ديوان الاشعار Lacks title-page and colophon
1. 14a-15a ff
Title: A poem in 41 verses
Incipit: * يا رب عفوا فانى خايف وجل وليس لا صالح يرجى ولا عمل
Language(s): Arabic
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2. 32a-32a ff
Title: A poem in 16 verses
Incipit: * بالهوى قلبى تعلق وجفنا جفنى المنام
Language(s): Arabic
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3. 45a-45b ff
Title: A poem in 18 verses
Incipit: * ما ارسل الرحمن او يرسل من رحمة تصعد او تنزل
Language(s): Arabic
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4. 66a-67b ff
Incipit: * يا من غدا عن حبه يسال ودمعه في الخد مسترسل
Language(s): Arabic
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5. 68ab-69b ff
Title: A poem in 18 stanzas
Incipit: * بدات بذكر الله مدحا مقدما واثنى بحمد الله شكرا معظما
Language(s): Arabic
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6. 88b-88b ff
Title: A poem in 4 stanzas
Incipit: * يا رب العباد ارحم غربتي فى يوم الحساب سامح زلتى
Language(s): Arabic
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7. 89a-89a ff
Title: A poem in 18 stanzas
Incipit: * يا من يروم المعالى ان رمت للعز ترقا
Language(s): Arabic
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8. 102a-103b ff
Title: al-Qaṣīdah al-ʻaynīyah
Title: القصيدة العينية
A poem in 39 verses
Incipit: * لا تعذليه فان العذل يولعه قد قلت حقا ولكن ليس يسمعه
Language(s): Arabic
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9. 104a-107a ff
Title: A poem in 18 stanzas
Incipit: * ابعد سليما مطلب ومرام وغير هو اها لوعة وغرام
Language(s): Arabic
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10. 107b-108b ff
Title: Lāmīyat al-ʻajam
Title: لامية العجم
Incipit: * اصالة الراى صانتنى عن الخطل وحلية الفضل زانتنى عن العطل
Language(s): Arabic
References
11. 107b-108b ff
Title: Lāmīyat Ibn al-Wardī
Title: لامية ابن الوردي
Incipit: * اعتزل ذكر الاغانى والغزل وقل الفصل وجانب من هزل
Language(s): Arabic
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Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 116 f.
Dimensions (leaf): 20.5 × 13 cm.
Dimensions (written): 16.5 × 9.5 cm.
Layout
Hand(s)
Cursive naskhi hands
History
Origin:
Record Sources
"Manuscript description based on Adam Gacek : Catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts in the Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1981".
Availability
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