Qifa is the first word of a full poetic verse Alghamdi has rendered, which is the opening of “Standing at the Ruins,” widely regarded as the most iconic of the pre-Islamic Arabic qasidas, or odes, attributed to sixth-century-CE poet Imru’ al-Qays.
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Qifa is the first word of a full poetic verse Alghamdi has rendered, which is the opening of “Standing at the Ruins,” widely regarded as the most iconic of the pre-Islamic Arabic qasidas, or odes, attributed to sixth-century-CE poet Imru’ al-Qays.