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THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II.
Yemeneeyeh, usually some words of a poem called
the " Hashreeyeh," descriptive of the events of the
last day, the judgment, &c.; to the air here noted.
te^
-*—*
3FS
Sub - ha - na men an - sha- s - su - war Wa-
'a-1 - 'e - bad* bi-1
mot ka - har.
The following is a translation of the commencement
of this poem.
' [I extol] the perfection of Him who hath created whatever hath
form;
And subdued his servants by death :
Who bringeth to nought [all] his creatures, with mankind :
They shall all lie in the graves :
The perfection of the Lord of the eastf :
The perfection of the Lord of the west$ :
The perfection of the illuminator of the two lights ;
The sun, to wit, and the moon:
His perfection : how bountiful is He !
His perfection : how clement is He !
His perfection : how great is He !
When a servant rebelleth against Him, He protecteth.'
The school-boys immediately precede the bier, which
is borne head-foremost. Three or four friends of
* " 'A-l-'ebad" is a vulgar contraction, for " 'ala-l-'ebad.—It will be
observed (from the specimen here given, in the first two lines) that this
poem is not in the literary dialect of Arabic.
f Literally, " the two easts," or " the two places of sunrise:" the
point where the sun rises in summer, and that where it rises in winter.
X Or, " the two places of sunset."
| 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 | 00000336 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 324 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II. Yemeneeyeh, usually some words of a poem called the " Hashreeyeh," descriptive of the events of the last day, the judgment, &c.; to the air here noted. te^ -*—* 3FS Sub - ha - na men an - sha- s - su - war Wa- 'a-1 - 'e - bad* bi-1 mot ka - har. The following is a translation of the commencement of this poem. ' [I extol] the perfection of Him who hath created whatever hath form; And subdued his servants by death : Who bringeth to nought [all] his creatures, with mankind : They shall all lie in the graves : The perfection of the Lord of the eastf : The perfection of the Lord of the west$ : The perfection of the illuminator of the two lights ; The sun, to wit, and the moon: His perfection : how bountiful is He ! His perfection : how clement is He ! His perfection : how great is He ! When a servant rebelleth against Him, He protecteth.' The school-boys immediately precede the bier, which is borne head-foremost. Three or four friends of * " 'A-l-'ebad" is a vulgar contraction, for " 'ala-l-'ebad.—It will be observed (from the specimen here given, in the first two lines) that this poem is not in the literary dialect of Arabic. f Literally, " the two easts," or " the two places of sunrise:" the point where the sun rises in summer, and that where it rises in winter. X Or, " the two places of sunset." |
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