The Revolution on the Gulf Sea in Modern Times

Rebellion against the Khalili meter at the beginning of the 20th century was not a novel occurrence.During the Abbasid era, there was already a movement of rebellion against traditional poetic forms, as poets encountered new cultures and ideas.With the zenith of Arab civilization, poets, exposed to various luxuries, became dissatisfied with the established poetic forms and sought to innovate, developing new practices for rhythm and rhyme.In the modern era, a fresh wave of rebellion emerged against everything old, culminating in a revolution that sought to break all forms of political, social, and artistic constraints.This study specifically explores the rebellion against the traditional rules of the Khalili meter, arguing that these conventions were limiting for poets, unable to fully express their new themes and emotions.The study aims to challenge these revolutionary claims by proposing that the Khalili meter is, in fact, flexible enough to encompass contemporary poetic experiences, thanks to its diverse rhythmic and musical elements.To explore this idea, the research utilized the rhythmic phonetic approach suggested by Dr. Said Al-Bahrawi in his book Al-'Arud wa Iqaa' al-Shi'r al-Arabi (Prosody and Rhythm in Arabic Poetry), which was applied to two poems: Lani Gharib and Gharib Ala Al-Khalij by Badr Shakir Al-Sayyab.This approach is built on various components, including the syllabic patterns of the poetic line, stress, intonation, sound qualities, and rhyme rhythm.However, it is important to note the limitations of this approach, such as its failure to differentiate between open and closed syllables, neglecting syllabic changes due to shortening or elongation, and not addressing the connection between sound characteristics and rhythm-issues that this research seeks to address.In this study, we examined selected poetic excerpts with varying themes and emotions, drawn from poems using the Kamil meter, which was also employed by Abu Al-Qasim Al-Shabi in several of his works, to support our hypothesis.We focused on analyzing the rhythm in successive excerpts from each poem. Research Findings:The study confirms that the Khalili meter is flexible and can successfully accommodate a wide range of human poetic experiences, regardless of their diversity.