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I will give one of his rhymes which will show the spirit of his mysticism: "Gar Kasi wasf ou Zman Posad, bidil oz binishon chiguyan baz, ashikon kushtagon mashookand, bar nayayad Z kooshtagon awaz."
Modern Persia Mooshie G. Daniel
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There are superficial similarities between the _wasf_ and Canticles, but there is no spiritual kinship.
The Book of Delight and Other Papers Israel Abrahams 1891
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Still, if we choose to regard the Song of Songs as poetry merely of the _wasf_ type, the Hebrew is not only far older than any extant Arabic instance, but it transcends the _wasf_ type as a work of inspired genius transcends conventional exercises in verse-making.
The Book of Delight and Other Papers Israel Abrahams 1891
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The Song of Songs immeasurably surpasses the _wasf_ even as poetry.
The Book of Delight and Other Papers Israel Abrahams 1891
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But even in this realm of metaphor and image and symbolism, the North-Semitic _wasf_ and even more the Hebraic parallels given in other parts of the Bible are closer far.
The Book of Delight and Other Papers Israel Abrahams 1891
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The _wasf_ is to the Song as Lovelace is to Shakespeare, nay, the distance is even greater.
The Book of Delight and Other Papers Israel Abrahams 1891
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It wasf irst released in 1979 in [[Japan]] and later releasedi n [[United States | America]]
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Dasonk 2010
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Sudhir Bhongle, he was quick to wasf his hands off the entire episode.
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Yet th« arrangement wasf rejected on the ground that Mr. Erfkine was-oot authorifed.
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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He was educated at the grammar-school of Peterborough, and wasf thence transferred to Clare hall.
Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Comprising Biographical Memoirs of William Bowyer ... 1812
brueckl100 commented on the word wasf
A "wasf" is a traditional poetic form describing the physical attributes of one's partner in terms of the natural world.
March 9, 2019