Friday, February 19, 2010

Arabic Poetry online

I've just found the most amazing poetry website, created by Princeton University, USA.

Click on the names on the left hand menu, and you have an interactive audio player, which highlights the line of the text as it is being read, and has the option of displaying the English translation or hiding it, as you prefer.

The poets included:
Imru'l-Qays - امرؤ القيس

Yazid bin Mu`awiya - يزيد بن معاوية

Rabi`a al-`Adawiyya - رابعة العدوية

Abu Nuwas - ابونواس

al-Mutanabbi - المتنبّي