King and sultan laments in Andalusian and Omani poetry Al-Mu'tamid bin Abbad and Sultan Qaboos bin Said's laments: An artistic study in two models

Abstract

The current study delves into the lamentations of kings and sultans in Andalusian and Omani poetry. It seeks is to find approaches to the lamentations of the Andalusian and Omani poets. The study used an artistic inductive approach to analyse two poetic models: the first being the lament of Al-Mu'tamid bin Abbad, represented in the poem (The King of Kings, I Listen and Call) by Abu Bakr Bahr bin Abdul Samad, and the second being the poem (Always close and Remains Alive) by Saeed Al-Saqlawi in the lament for Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed. The study found that Andalusian and Omani poets' lamentation of kings and sultans did not deviate from the Arab poet's mental image of burning pain and bitterness, which expresses the soul's impact of bereavement. Furthermore, the Andalusian and Omani poems were devoid of an introduction; they immediately delved into the subject matter, relied heavily on verbal sentences, and repeated explosive sounds. These elements serve to convey the poet's psychological state and the intense emotions that permeate the poetic text. This study suggested promoting more research that explores the intersections between Andalusian and Omani poetry.