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THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II.
chanted, in slow measure, " La ilaha illa-llah"
(" There is no deity but God"), to the following
air:
f£sfe£
:*:
-o1
=F
I
i
La i - la - ha il
la-1 - lah.
PP
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la - ha il - la-1 lah.
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bowing the head and body twice in each repetition
of " La ilaha illa-llah." Thus they continued about
a quarter of an hour; and then, for about the same
space of time, they repeated the same words to the
same air, but in a quicker measure, and with correspondingly quicker motions. In the meantime,
the munshids frequently sang, to the same, or a
variation of the same, air, portions of a kaseedeh,
or of a muweshshah ; an ode of a similar nature to
the Song of Solomon, generally alluding to the
Prophet as the object of love and praise.
I shall here give a translation of one of these
muweshshahs, which are very numerous, as a specimen of their style, from a book containing a
number of these poems, which I have purchased
during the present Moolid, from a darweesh who
| Title | An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians - 2 |
| Creator | Lane, Edward William |
| Publisher | C. Knight and Co. |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Date | 1842 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000226 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 214 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II. chanted, in slow measure, " La ilaha illa-llah" (" There is no deity but God"), to the following air: f£sfe£ :*: -o1 =F I i La i - la - ha il la-1 - lah. PP ^=Z=1 rfS: La i - la' - ha i - 1 - la - 1 - la - h. T-a- £ la - ha il - la-1 lah. La bowing the head and body twice in each repetition of " La ilaha illa-llah." Thus they continued about a quarter of an hour; and then, for about the same space of time, they repeated the same words to the same air, but in a quicker measure, and with correspondingly quicker motions. In the meantime, the munshids frequently sang, to the same, or a variation of the same, air, portions of a kaseedeh, or of a muweshshah ; an ode of a similar nature to the Song of Solomon, generally alluding to the Prophet as the object of love and praise. I shall here give a translation of one of these muweshshahs, which are very numerous, as a specimen of their style, from a book containing a number of these poems, which I have purchased during the present Moolid, from a darweesh who |
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