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AL-MAQAMATA L-LUZOMiYAH Google Original from Digitized by UNIVERSITYO F MICHIGAN STUDIES IN ARABIC LITERATURE SUPPLEMENTS TO THE JOURNAL OF ARABIC LITERATURE EDITED BY SUZANNE PINCKNEYS TETKEVYCH VOLUMEXXII Google Original from Digitized by UNIVERSITYO F MICHIGAN AL-MAQAMAT AL-LUZUMIYAH BY ABO L-TA.HIR MUl:IAMMAD IBN YOSUF AL-TAMIMI AL-SARAQUSTI IBN AL-ASTARKOWI (d. 538/1143) TRANSLATED, WITH A PRELIMINARY STUDY BY JAMES T. MONROE BRILL LEIDEN ·BOSTON· KOLN 2002 Google Original from Digitized by UNIVERSITYO F MICHIGAN p~ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Y-U.......,. 0 15 orc _..... C~Pablicatioa Data Ibn al-Mtarkuwi, Mubammad ibn Yusuf, d. 1143. AJ-Maqamat al-luzumiyah / by Abu I-Tahir Mubammad ibn Yusuf al-Tamimi al-Saraqusµ ibn al-Mtarkuwi ; translated, with a preliminary study by James T. Monroe. p. cm. - (Studies in Arabic literature, ISSN 0 169-9903 ; v. 22) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 9004123318 (alk. paper) I. Monroc,James T. II. Title. III. Series. PJ7755.ll76M313 2001 892.7'334-dc2l 2001037420 Die Deutac:he Bibliothek - CIP-Emheitaaumahme Ibn al-Mtarkiiwi, Mubammad ibn Yusuf, d. 1143. AJ-Maqamat al-luzumiyah / by Abu I-Tahir Mubammad ibn Yusuf al-Tamimi al-Saraqusµ ibn al-Mtarkuwi ; translated, with a preliminary study by James T. Monroe .. - Leiden ; Boston ; Koln : Brill, 200 I (Studies in Arabic literature ; Vol. 22) ISBN 90-04-1233 l -8 ISSN 0 169-9903 ISBN 90 04 12331 8 © Copyrigh2t 002 by AoninklijkeB rill XV, /..mien,T ht Netherlands All rightsr mrvtd. No parte f thir publicationm l!)' be reproducedtr, anslatrds, tored in a retrieva.lr ystemo, r transmit/Idi n anyf orm or by a,rym tans, ekctronic, mechanicapl,h otocopyingr,e cordinogr othm.visew, ithoutp riorw ritlnl permirsiofnr om tht publirhtr. Authorizationto p hotocopyil emsfo r intLrnaol rp monal use ir grantd by Brill providedth at tht approprifaittse art paidd irectlyt o Tht Cop_vright CkaranctC mln; 222 RosewoodD rwt, Suitt 910 DanvtrsM A 01923, USA. Fm ares ubjectt o change. PRI!\TFJ) I!'. THE !'.ETHERIANDS Google Original from Digitized by UNIVERSITYO F MICHIGAN ~l<v 7<''41-4 }'1J: I,1,1_ / h.£~12- --, - I q--c1,) ForJ uliane, Benjamina, nd Cameron Google Original from Digitized by UNIVERSITYO F MICHIGAN j.1 v-- .-Ut.#1~ ~ ~ .-L..-JI ,:r ~~ 1,~I uJ 21·. Ul, ~I JAI ~~ 1., ut,-:JI u...)1 ~: ~J ~I . ..,.JI ~ Wisdom descended from heaven upon three organs of the inhabitants of the earth: upon the brains of the Greeks, the hands of the Chinese, and the tongues of the Arabs. (Arabic proverb) Google Original from Digitized by UNIVERSITYO F MICHIGAN CONTENTS Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIII Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv Preliminary Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I What is a }vlaqiimah?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Life of the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Works by the Author ................................ 27 Analysis of Four Maqiimiit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 (1) "Maqiimah 41 (Th,eB erbers)" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 (2) "Maqiimalz4 3 (Tarif)" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 (3) "Maqiimah 19" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 (4) "Maqiimah 20 (Wine)" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Doubling and Duplicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Literary Decadence or Artistic Excellence? ............. 101 Remarks on the Translation and Annotation ............ I 08 TRANSLATION Prologue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 13 .\laqiimah 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 ;,\Jaqiimal2z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Afaqiimah 3 ............................................ 125 Af aqiimah 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Af aqiimah 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 AJaqiimah6 ............................................ 143 Afaqiimah 7 (Th,eS ea) ................................... 149 1\Jaqiima8lz ............................................ 160 .llaqiimah 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 ,\f aqiimalz1 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l 7 7 Af aqiimalz1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Afa qiimah 12 (Th,eP ersian). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Afaqiimalz 13 ........................................... 198 Afaqiimah 14 ........................................... 207 Google Original from Digitized by UNIVERSITYO F MICHIGAN X CONTENTS Maqii.mah1 5 ........................................... 214 Maqamah 16 (Rhymedi n Triplets) .......................... 221 Maqamah 17 ([he Studded) ............................... 228 Maqamah 18 ([he Embroidered[G irdltd}) .................... 236 Maqii.mah1 9 ........................................... 242 Maqamah 20 (Wine) ..................................... 249 Maqamah 21 ........................................... 257 Maqamah 22 ........................................... 263 Maqii.mah2 3 ........................................... 269 Maqamah 24 ........................................... 273 Maqii.mah2 5 (lhe]udg~ ................................. 277 Maqamah 26 ([he Foou) ................................. 285 Maqii.mah2 7 ........................................... 291 Maqii.mah2 8 ........................................... 296 Maqamah 29 ........................................... 302 Maqamah 30 ([he Poets) ................................. 307 Afaqiimah3 1 ([he Stars) ................................. 331 Maqamah 32 ........................................... 340 Maqiimah 33 ........................................... 347 Maqamah 34 ([he Horse) ................................. 355 Maqamah 35 ([he Bear) ................................. 363 Maqiimah 36 ([he Phoenix) ............................... 370 Maqiimah 3 7 ([he Dove) ................................. 382 Maqamah 38 ([he Ape) .................................. 388 Maqiimah 39 ([he Lion) .................................. 396 Maqiimah 40 (On Poetrya nd Prose) ......................... 403 Maqiimah 41 ([he Berbers). ............................... 418 Maqiimah 42 ........................................... 425 Maqiimah 43 (Tarfj) ..................................... 431 Maqiimah 44 ........................................... 441 Maqamah 45 ........................................... 448 Afaqiimah 46 ([he Jinni) ................................. 452 Maqamah 4 7 ........................................... 461 Maqamah 48 ........................................... 4 7 1 Maqiimah 49 ........................................... 481 Maqiimah 50 ........................................... 490 Colophon ............................................ 502 Google Original from Digitized by UNIVERSITYO F MICHIGAN CONTENTS XI APPENDICES Appendix 1: Supplementary Maqiimiit ..................... 505 Maqiimah 51 (Rhymedi n Hamzah) ....................... 507 }Jaqiimah 52 (Rhymedi n Bii1 ..... ...................... 516 Maqiimah 53 (Rhymedi n ]im) ........................... 522 1.\1aqiima5h4 (Rhymedi n Dal) ........................... 528 1.\1aqiima5h5 (Rhymedi n Nun) .......................... 534 Afaqiimah 56 (Rhymedi n the Ordere f the Arabic Alphabet) ..... 541 1\1aqiimah5 7 (Also Rhymed in the Ordere f the Arabic Alphabet) 544 1.\1aqiima5h8 (Also Rhymed in the Ordere f theA rabic Alphabet) 54 7 ef Maqiimah 59 (In the Order the Arabic Alphabet) ........... 550 Appendix 2: Al-Mubarrad's "Epistle on Poetry and Prose" 553 Appendix 3: Arabic Biographical Writings About al-SaraqustI .......................................... 565 1. Ibn Bassam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566 2. Ibn Baskuwal ................................... 5 72 3. lbn l::Jayr ....................................... 5 7 3 4. AI-OabbI ....................................... 574 5. lbn Sa'Id ....................................... 575 6. Al-MaqqarI ............................... 5 78 7. Ibn al-l::Jatib .................................... 5 79 8. Ibn al-Abbar .................................... 582 9. Ibn al-Abbar .................................... 585 10. Ibn al-Abbar .................................... 586 11. Al-SuyiitI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588 12. Al-'AbbasI ...................................... 590 13. Al-BagdadI ..................................... 591 Bibliography ......................................... 593 Indices .............................................. 603 1. General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 3 2. Authors .......................................... 612 3. Places ........................................... 618 4. Qyri' inic references. ................................. 622 Google Original from Digitized by UNIVERSITYO F MICHIGAN XII CONTENTS 5. lfadil references.. .................................. 623 6. Poetic references. ................................... 624 7. ltoverbs .......................................... 625 8. Meters ........................................... 626 Google Original from Digitized by UNIVERSITYO F MICHIGAN
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