ABSTRACT

Seven hundred and fifty years ago, this anthology of small masterpieces of renowned Moorish poets from Muslim Spain, North Africa and Sicily was compiled by Ibn Sa'id al-Andalusi, a native of Southern Spain. The text has been translated into rhymed English verses with an Introduction explaining the conventions of Arabic literature within which these Moorish poets worked.

chapter |25 pages

Seville

chapter |1 pages

Manish

chapter |3 pages

Jerez

chapter |2 pages

Algeciras

chapter |7 pages

Silves

chapter |1 pages

Loule

chapter |4 pages

Badajoz

chapter |2 pages

Evora

chapter |3 pages

Lisbon

chapter |1 pages

Santa Maria

chapter |3 pages

Santaren

chapter |23 pages

Cordova

chapter |5 pages

Toledo

chapter |15 pages

Granada

chapter |4 pages

Guadix

chapter |15 pages

Alcala La Real

chapter |2 pages

Jaen

chapter |2 pages

Castalla

chapter |1 pages

Segura

chapter |4 pages

Almeria

chapter |1 pages

Malaga

chapter |6 pages

Murcia

chapter |2 pages

Lorca

chapter |12 pages

Valencia

chapter |1 pages

Denia

chapter |5 pages

Alcira

chapter |1 pages

Saragossa

chapter |2 pages

Tudela

chapter |1 pages

Ibiza

chapter |5 pages

Birthplace Unknown

chapter |3 pages

Marrakesh

chapter |2 pages

Ceuta

chapter |1 pages

Tangiers

chapter |3 pages

Masila

chapter |1 pages

Bougie

chapter |2 pages

Africa

chapter |5 pages

Kairouan

chapter |1 pages

Tunis

chapter |2 pages

Bona

chapter |2 pages

Tifash

chapter |1 pages

Mahdia

chapter |4 pages

Sicily