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Arabic Literature Through the Ages
الْأَدَبُ الْعَرَبِيُّ عَبْرَ الْعُصُورِ
Level B2 · ~5 min read · 12 key words
Opening lines
لِلْأَدَبِ الْعَرَبِيِّ تَارِيخٌ عَرِيقٌ يَمْتَدُّ لِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ أَلْفٍ وَخَمْسِمِئَةِ سَنَةٍ. بَدَأَ بِالشِّعْرِ الْجَاهِلِيِّ الَّذِي كَانَ يُلْقَى فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ وَالْمَجَالِسِ.
Transliteration
lil-adabi al-ʿarabiyyi tārīkhun ʿarīqun yamtaddu li-akthara min alfin wa khamsimiʾati sanatin. badaʾa bish-shiʿri al-jāhiliyyi alladhī kāna yulqā fī al-aswāqi wa al-majālisi.
English translation
Arabic literature has an ancient history spanning more than fifteen hundred years. It began with pre-Islamic poetry that was recited in markets and gatherings.
Sample vocabulary
كِتَابٌ
kitābun
book
يَوْمٌ
yawmun
day
لَيْلٌ
laylun
night
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