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poem in Arabic

قَصِيدَة
Pronunciation
qaṣīda
Arabizi
9aseeda
Type
noun · feminine
Plural
قَصَائِدٌ qaṣāʾid
Root
ق ص د

How to use it

قَصِيدَةٌ is the common word for a poem, a piece of verse in Arabic literature. It is feminine, so adjectives agree in gender. Use it for any poetic work, from classical to modern.

Example sentences

  • قَرَأْتُ قَصِيدَةً جَمِيلَةً.

    qaraʾtu qaṣīdata jameela

    I read a beautiful poem.

  • هَذِهِ قَصِيدَةُ الشَّاعِرِ المَشْهُورِ.

    hadhihi qaṣīdu ash-shāʿiri al-mashhūri

    This is the famous poet's poem.

  • يُحِبُّ أَصْدِقَاؤُهُ قِرَاءَةَ القَصَائِدِ.

    yuḥibbu aṣdiqāʾuhu qirāʾata al-qaṣāʾidi

    His friends love reading poems.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Who wrote this poem?

من كتب هذه القصيدة؟

That's a great poem.

هذه قصيدة رائعة.

Forzaq8 wrote a short poem:

المدون Forzaq8 كتب قصيدة قصيرة:

A copy of a poem by Al-Deeb

نسخة من قصيدة الذيب

Memorize the poem by next week.

احفظ القصيدة للأسبوع القادم.

Why are you memorizing this poem?

لم تحفظ هذا الشعر؟

The poem was written in December 1912.

وقد كتب القصيدة في ديسمبر 1912.

The students learned this poem by heart.

حفظ الطلبة هذه القصيدة.

Everyone in the class learned the poem by heart.

حفظ جميع من في الصف القصيدة عن ظهر قلب.

In 2007 she wrote the poem called "Pimps" (Djakesha).

في عام 2007، كتبت قصيدة بعنوان "قوادون " (Djakesha).

And the poem began, "Anderson Cooper is a gorgeous man."

وبدأت القصيدة، "أندرسون كوبر هو رجل رائع".

Poe originally wrote the poem as an elocution piece and, as such, the poem is known for its focus on sound.

كتب بو القصيدة في الأصل بوصفها قطعة خطابة وعلى هذا النحو، فقد ركزت القصيدة على الصوت.

Questions and answers

How do I pluralize قَصِيدَةٌ?

The regular plural is قَصَائِدٌ (qaṣāʾid).

Can I use قَصِيدَةٌ for song lyrics?

Yes, song lyrics are often called قَصِيدَةٌ if they are poetic.

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