''Jadaka al-Ghaithu'' ( "''Good Rain Would Befit You''") is a ''
muwashshah
''Muwashshah'' ( ar, موشح ' literally means " girdled" in Classical Arabic; plural ' or ' ) is the name for both an Arabic poetic form and a secular musical genre. The poetic form consists of a multi-lined strophic verse poem writte ...
'' attributed to
Ibn al-Khatīb.
It was written as a ''madīh'' ( "
panegyric
A panegyric ( or ) is a formal public speech or written verse, delivered in high praise of a person or thing. The original panegyrics were speeches delivered at public events in ancient Athens.
Etymology
The word originated as a compound of grc, ...
") of Sultan
Muhammad V Mohamed V may refer to:
* Al-Mu'tazz, sometimes referred to as ''Muhammad V'', was the Abbasid caliph (from 866 to 869).
* Muhammed V of Granada (1338–1391), Sultan of Granada
* Mehmed V (1848–1918), 39th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
* Mohammed ...
of
Granada
Granada (,, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the c ...
.
ʻAbd al-Ḥalīm Ḥusayn Harrūṭ estimates it was written in the
Hijri year 769 (1367-1368) or shortly thereafter, due to the presence of the phrase ''al-ghanī billah'' (), a moniker used for Muhammad V after a number of victories over the Catholic kingdoms, the last of which occurred around 1367–1368.
Ibn al-Khatīb (1313–1374), an
Andalusi The Arabic ''nisbah'' (attributive title) Al-Andalusi denotes an origin from Al-Andalus. Al-Andalusi may refer to:
* Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati
* Ibn Hazm
* Ibn Juzayy
Abu al-Qasim, Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah, Ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi al ...
poet and polymath, lived between al-Andalus and Morocco as a result of political exile.
It is notable piece in
Andalusi literature The literature of al-Andalus, also known as Andalusi literature (, ), was produced in Al-Andalus, or Islamic Iberia, from the Muslim conquest in 711 to either the Catholic conquest of Granada in 1492 or the Expulsion of the Moors ending in 1614. A ...
in general and the repertoire of the ''muwashshah'' genre in specific;
it has been performed by musicians such as
Fairuz
Nouhad Wadie' Haddad ( ar, نهاد وديع حداد, ; born November 21, 1934), known as Fairuz ( ar, فيروز, ; also spelled Fairouz, Feyrouz or Fayrouz), is a Lebanese singer. She is considered by many as one of the leading vocalists an ...
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[Elinson, Alexander. "Making light work of serious praise: a panegyric zajal by Lisan al-Din ibn al-Khatib." ''EHumanista'', vol. 14, 2010, p. 83+. ''Gale OneFile: Informe Académico'', link.gale.com/apps/doc/A360475347/IFME?u=columbiau&sid=IFME&xid=936a83ea. Accessed 6 Apr. 2021.]
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Arabic poetry
Culture of Al-Andalus
Medieval Arabic poems
14th-century poems