Arabic · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art
Tashbib
तश्बीब
said tash-BEEB
also written: Tashbeeb,Tashbib
Meaning
The amatory or descriptive prelude that opens a qasida before it turns to praise of the patron.
Literally: mention of youth/beauty; love-prelude
Related words
ARABIC
Qasida
A long mono-rhymed ode, usually in praise of a patron, ruler or sacred figure, opening with a lyrical prelude before its main panegyric.
PERSIAN
Gurez
The transitional verse in a qasida that turns from the lyric prelude (tashbib) to the main praise (maqsad).
ARABIC
Maqsad
Aim, purpose, or objective.