Qasida
Sign in to saveThe qaṣīda (also spelled qaṣīdah; plural qaṣā’id) is an ancient Arabic word and form of poetry, often translated as ode. The qasida originated in pre-Islamic Arabic poetry and passed into non-Arabic cultures after the Arab Muslim expansion.
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- Pre-Islamic Arabic poetry
- Other languages
- Bengali
- Burushaski
- Indonesian
- Persian
- Somali
- Urdu/Hindi
- Yazidi
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The qaṣīda (also spelled qaṣīdah; plural qaṣā’id) is an ancient Arabic word and form of poetry, often translated as ode. The qasida originated in pre-Islamic Arabic poetry and passed into non-Arabic cultures after the Arab Muslim expansion.
The word qasida is originally an Arabic word (, plural qaṣā’id, ), and is still used throughout the Arabic-speaking world; it was borrowed into some other languages such as (alongside , chakameh), and .