Abstract
Ka‘b’s daughter Rābi‘a is briefly mentioned in the poetical anthology Lubāb al-awbāb by ‘Aufi as a brilliant poet. A subject of the majority of her poems was love and šāhid-bāzī, i.e. gazing at the beauty of youths, which brings the spectator to internal contemplation of the beauty of the Creator. ‘Attar, a Persian Sufi poet (12–13 cent.), dedicated to the love and death of Rābi‘a the longest story in his Masnavis. So far it has not been ascertained whether it was based upon a certain source, which has not survived until the present day, or whether it was a development of the account by ‘Aufi. The first part of the article contains an analysis of the story about daughter of Ka‘b in the Ilahi-nameh, its place within the structure of the poem as well as discusses its possible historical background. Then a line-by-line translation in Russian is provided, together with an extensive historical and philological commentary.The author declares that there is no conflict of interest.
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Ka‘b's daughter Rābi‘a is briefly mentioned in the poetical anthology Lubāb al-awbāb
which brings the spectator to internal contemplation of the beauty
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Summary
Так умолкло в золоте его существо, что уже тридцать лет, как он забыл о своих делах и о себе». 4 Красота дочери Ка‘ба была так могущественна, что даже ее имя способно было преобразить того, кто его произносит, и сделать подобным прекрасному Йусуфу (Иосифу синодального перевода Библии). Так она была сладкоязычна в стихах, что в них словно был вкус ее губ. 24 Воспевается алый рот красавца, который был так мал, что только слова, сходившие с его языка, могли пройти через него.
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