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ALSO KNOWN AS “THE PEOPLE’S POETRY” AND “BEDOUIN POETRY”, NABATI HAS A LONG HERITAGE. NABATI IS THE VERNACULAR ARABIC POETRY THAT STEMS FROM THE ARABIC DIALECTS OF THE ARABIAN PENINSULA. “IN THE DARKNESS, AMONG THE UNDULATING DUNES, ILLUMINATED BY THE CARPET OF STARS THAT ADORNED THE SKY WITH A MILKY LIGHT, A FIRE CRACKLED, CUTTING THE SILENCE OF THE DESERT. THE FLAME DANCED SINUOUSLY, INVITING THE CELESTIAL BODIES TO DESCEND AND JOIN IN ITS SHIMMERING DANCE. THE FALLEN COMET THUS CALLED TO THE OTHER STARS THAT WERE DAZZLINGLY SPINNING IN A SUBLIME LUMINOUS CASCADE, LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT”