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rubai

(ruːˈbɑːɪ)
n
(Poetry) a verse form of Persian origin consisting of four-line stanzas
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The poet, who began by writing lyrics in short forms gasida, gazal, rubai gained popularity not only in the Near and Middle East, but also on distant shores.
A Pashto mushaira on 'Charbeta and Rubai' was held with 33 poets participating in it with a classic genre of Pashto poetry.
Iqbal greatly admired Mevlana Rumi In one Rubai (four-verse poem), Iqbal in Bal-e-Jibril conveys the same message: demolishing the whole rationalist movement within Islam with his particular critique of Al-Razi.
Al Sadr has vetoed Hasan Al Rubai, commander of Asaib Ahl Al Haq, a member of Al Hashd, earmarked by Abdul Mehdi for the Ministry of Culture and Qusai Suhail, a geologist and ex-Sadrist, designated for the Ministry of Higher Education.
"The incident took place in Khum Rubai village in Hese Dowom-e-Kohistan district in the province and Hanifyar and one of his bodyguards were killed on the spot," Tolo News quoted Qais Qaderi, the provincial governor's spokesman, as saying.
A number of dignitaries including a member of Majlis Shura Ali Bin Abdullah Ali bin Badi, Wali of Burami Sheikh Saleh bin Daib bin Saeed Al Rubai, Deputy Wali of Sohar Sheikh Abdul Hakeem, Deputy Wali of Saham Sheikh Hasan Zarafi, Director Generals of Manpower and Majan Electricity Departments, and Colonel Sultan Al Husani and Colonel Ahmad Nasir Al Mamari of the Royal Oman Police were present on the occasion.
In fact, ordered copies of Esrefoglu's divan distinguish only between three types of poem: monorhyme, mesnevi, and rubai; the first (and largest) group is undifferentiated as to subject matter.
[This is not a new process; it has happened over years.] This is a result of what has happened starting from the 1950s with Abd al Karim Qasim (1914-1963) and Muhammad Najib ar Rubai (1904-1965) in Iraq, Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970) in Egypt, and Mustafa Kemal (1881-1938) in Turkey.
Rubai Jain [1], Rajendra Kumar Nigam [2], Reeni Malik [3], Pramila Jain [4], V.
Aladdin in April 2011 said it had spud its first exploration well, Bostanci-1, in the southern-most corner of the Rubai Licence 2600 adjacent to the borders with Iraq and Syria.
His literary works include Urdu Rubai,Tadrees-e-Urdu,Urdu ki
Legendary Tunisian artist and singer Saber Al Rubai will perform on the first night of the third Sharjah World Music Festival (SWMF), on January 7 at the Al Majaz Amphitheatre, thus launching the festival's events which continue till January 12.
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