Learner’s Version #7
Abū al-ʿAtāhiya on death
Welcome to the Learner’s Version #7, on Abū al-ʿAtāhiya’s meditation on death and existence. A more literary translation and introduction can be found here. This is a literal translation with Arabic vocabulary and grammatical commentary for those learning Arabic, or just interested in what the Arabic version of the poem sounds like. Feel free to ask questions in the comments, chat, or message me. The grammars I refer to are Ryding, A Reference Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic and Wright, A Grammar of the Arabic Language.
· Vocabulary list (transliterated Arabic, English definitions)
· Vocabulary list (Arabic-Arabic)
· Recitation (there may be some variant readings in this recitation)
