Euterpe Euterpe In Greek mythology, Euterpe (/juːˈtɜːrpiː/; Greek: Eὐτέρπη, Ancient Greek: [eu̯térpɛː]; "rejoicing well" or "delight" from Ancient Greek εὖ 'well' + τέρπειν terpein 'to please') was the one of the Muses, presiding over music. In late Classical times, she was named muse of lyric poetry. She has been called “Giver of delight” by ancient poets. Euterpe was born as one of the daughters of Mnemosyne, Titan goddess of memory, and fathered by Zeus, god of the gods. Her sisters include Calliope (muse of epic poetry), Clio (muse of history), Melpomene (muse of tragedy), Terpsichore (muse of dancing), Erato (muse of
Nasīb (poetry) collection of sixty-one "nasīb"s. Nasīb (poetry) Nasīb () is an Arabic literary form, 'usually defined as an erotic or amatory prelude to the type of long poem called a "qaṣīdah".' However, although at the beginning of the form's development "nasīb" meant 'love-song', it came to cover much wider kinds of content: 'The "nasīb" usually is understood as the first part of the "qaṣīdah" where the poet remembers his beloved. In later ages the "nasīb" stood alone, and in that sense the meaning came to be understood as erotic and love poetry.' Early and prominent examples of the "nasīb" appear in