The night in Ibn Hamdis al-Sikli's poetry, who died in 527 AH

Abstract

The study focuses on the night in Ibn Hamdis al-Sikli's poetry, who died in 527 AH. Night is one of the aspects of peaceful nature in which a person might worship, meditate, or be alone with oneself. The night has been utilized extensively in Arab poetry; it is the center of life; it is a sign of serenity and, at times, calmness; it may be a source of dread, anguish, happiness, and gloom. This study focuses on night-related expressions in Ibn Hamdis al-Saqili's poetry in terms of connotations and meanings in which the night was an aspect of meaning formation.