Two more complete eras, fully explained With this update, the Mukhadram era (poets who lived through both the pre-Islamic and Islamic periods) and the Early Islam era are now fully explained, poem by poem and verse by verse. That means every poem in the diwan from the pre-Islamic age through Early Islam now carries a historical background and a line-by-line explanation: three consecutive eras, with no gaps. - Mukhadram poets: 3,163 poems by 139 poets, including Ali ibn Abi Talib, Amr ibn Ma'dikarib, Tamim ibn Muqbil, Ka'b ibn Malik, Amir ibn al-Tufayl, Humayd ibn Thawr, Ka'b ibn Zuhayr, Abdullah ibn Rawaha, and Mutammim ibn Nuwayra. - Early Islam poets: 1,083 poems by 192 poets, including Hassan ibn Thabit, al-Khansa, Khalid ibn al-Walid, al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, and Fatima al-Zahra. - The three poets of the Prophet, peace be upon him, are now complete: Hassan ibn Thabit, Ka'b ibn Malik, and Abdullah ibn Rawaha. - Women poets of the era: al-Khansa, Safiyya bint Abd al-Muttalib, Hind bint Utba, Atika bint Zayd, and others. By the numbers: over 10,300 explained poems, close to 100,000 explained verses, and 985 poets whose entire diwan is explained (255 of them new in this release). The Umayyad era is next.

What's new in 2.7.2 New commentary: over 400 more poems explained line by line, each with its story, including the diwans of Al-Nabigha al-Ja'di, Al-Najashi al-Harithi, Al-Namir ibn Tawlab, Al-Mukhabbal al-Sa'di, and Al-Qa'qa' ibn Amr. First Nabati commentary: for the first time, complete Nabati diwans arrive fully explained, for Mohammed bin Futais, Turki Al-Mizani, and Khalaf bin Hathal Al-Otaibi, with colloquial words glossed. New commentary flows straight into the "Poem from its Story" and "Match the Commentary" modes.

What's new in 2.7.1 New poets: Mariya Al-Rifai, Turki Al-Mizani, and Abdullah bin Shayeq join the library with over 150 poems, by popular request. Mukhadram commentary: with the pre-Islamic era fully explained, we've started on the Mukhadram poets. More than 900 newly explained poems, each with its story and line-by-line commentary, including Al-Hutay'a, Al-Abbas ibn Mirdas, Umayya ibn Abi al-Salt, Al-A'sha, Al-Shammakh, Abu Talib, Al-Ajjaj, Abu Dhu'ayb al-Hudhali, and Abu Mihjan al-Thaqafi. Finer themes: new poetic purposes such as valor, apology, complaint, longing, and wine poetry make poem classification in the library more precise. "Identify the Purpose" refreshed: four choices per round instead of the full list, for faster and more enjoyable play. Text and commentary refinements and library housekeeping. New commentary flows straight into the "Poem from its Story" and "Match the Commentary" modes.

What's new in 2.7 The entire pre-Islamic era, fully explained For the first time, every Jahili poem in the app is explained: 3,327 poems by 640 poets, each with the story behind it and an explanation for every one of its 24,151 verses. From the Mu'allaqat to the outlaw and warrior poets, all of pre-Islamic poetry now comes with its stories and meanings. This release also adds explanations for 739 poems and 4,293 verses, for 6,498 explained poems in total, and completes 188 more poets, including Adi ibn Zayd, al-Muhalhil, Abid ibn al-Abras, Urwa ibn al-Ward, and Alqama al-Fahl. Two new modes built on the explanations: - Poem from Its Story: read the story behind a poem, then pick its opening verse from four poems. - Match the Sharh: read a verse's explanation and pick the verse it explains. Order the Qasida, reworked: each round is three consecutive verses from anywhere in any poem. Share what you read: turn a poem into an elegant image, or long-press any verse to share it alone. Also: a notice when a newer version is available on the App Store, and general improvements.

What's new in 2.6 Story of the Day Every day, one poem introduced by its story: why it was composed, for whom, and on what occasion. Find it on the Home screen, get a glimpse of it with the daily reminder, and tap to open the poem with its full background. Favorites Save any poem with the star at the top of the page and return to it from the Favorites button on Home and in the Diwan. Favorites now has two sections: Poems and Poets. iCloud Sync Your streak, achievements, stats, favorite poems, and followed poets move with you between iPhone and iPad. Faster browsing Step to the previous or next poem from inside the poem, with buttons or a swipe, without going back to the list. Poet of the Day A wider rotation, and only poets with at least ten poems are featured. New explanations Backgrounds added for more than 1,100 poems and explanations for about 7,800 verses, bringing the total to 5,759 explained poems. 234 more poets now have fully explained diwans, including al-Nabigha al-Dhubyani, Durayd ibn al-Simma, Zayd al-Khayl, Bishr ibn Abi Khazim, Ta'abbata Sharran, and Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim. Improvements The Identify the Meter game no longer shows free-verse poems.

What's New in 2.5 • Reading Mode — a clean, distraction-free page for reading poems: just the title, the poet, and the numbered verses. Reading Mode is now the default view; switch to the full view (commentary, background, and source) with one tap, or pick your preferred default in Settings. • New commentary — nearly 4,500 newly explained verses and background stories for about 700 poems, completing the diwans of over 120 poets, including al-Samaw'al, al-Mutalammis, al-Tufayl al-Ghanawi, and al-Khirniq bint Badr. • General improvements and fixes.

This release is designed for iPad — and ships with a big batch of new commentary! • New commentary: over 3,900 poems now come with their background story and verse-by-verse explanations. Fully explained diwans now include al-Farazdaq, Jarir, al-Akhtal, Antarah ibn Shaddad, Imru' al-Qays, and Labid ibn Rabi'ah. Look for the "explained" badge in the Diwan, with a filter to browse only explained poems. • Full iPad support: an interface that adapts to large screens, with sidebar navigation and both portrait and landscape orientations. • Classical diwan layout: on wide screens, each verse appears with its two hemistichs side by side — just like a printed diwan. • Bigger widgets: the daily verse on your Home Screen in every size, including the extra-large size on iPad. • A more comfortable read: text set at an eye-friendly measure on every device, with roomier grids for game modes, badges, and collections. We always love hearing your feedback and suggestions from within the app.

What's new in 2.3: • New fully explained diwans: all the Mu'allaqat poets — Imru al-Qays, Tarafa, Zuhayr, Labid, Amr ibn Kulthum, Antara, and al-Harith ibn Hilliza — plus al-Akhtal, al-Shanfara, Hatim al-Ta'i, Khalid Al Faisal, Nasser Al Faraena, and more, with complete backgrounds and commentary. • "Explained" badge on covered poems in the Diwan and poet pages. • "Explained only" filter in browsing and search. • VoiceOver improvements throughout.

What's new in 2.2.3: • Diwan Ahmad Shawqi, fully explained: background and verse-by-verse commentary for all of the Prince of Poets' works — 768 poems and over 16,000 verses — joining the fully explained Mutanabbi diwan from the previous release. • A quality pass on existing commentary: we reviewed and refined verse explanations across the classical-era selections, including verses from the Mu'allaqat. More fully explained diwans are on the way in upcoming updates. We'd love your feedback via "Report a mistake" in the app.

What's new in 2.2.2: • Diwan al-Mutanabbi, fully explained: background and verse-by-verse commentary for all 322 of his poems — over 5,600 verses — with more diwans on the way. • A new app icon in elegant Arabic calligraphy, with light and dark appearances. • Fixed a bug where some recently added poems appeared blank when opened. We'd love your feedback via "Report a mistake" in the app.

What's new in 2.2: • Poem background: a new card on the poem page tells the story and occasion behind the poem, with source citations. • Verse explanations (sharh): tap any verse marked with a book icon to read its explanation, or use the book button at the top to reveal them all. • Backgrounds and explanations are available for a curated selection of classical masterpieces, with more added in every update. • Meter (bahr) review: we audited the meter classification of every poem from the Jahili and Mukhadram eras — over 6,400 poems — and corrected inaccurate classifications. We'd love your feedback via "Report a mistake" in the app.

What's New in 2.1.4 • Meter corrections: we've fixed the bahr classification for a number of poems based on reports from our users — thank you to everyone who wrote in; you make the Diwan more accurate. • Ongoing review: we've begun a comprehensive review of meter classifications across the entire library, with more corrections coming in future updates. • Spotted an error? Use the "Report a Mistake" button on any poem and we'll review it carefully.

What's New in 2.1.2 • New poet: we've added the poet Mikhlid Al-Qathami and his poem to the Diwan — submitted by one of our users. • Your Diwan, your voice: know a poem that deserves a place in Qafiyat Al-Arab? Send it to us from within the app via "Submit a Poem" in Settings, and we'll add it after review and verification.

What's New in 2.1.1 • Poet portraits: every poet now has a photo in the poets index and detail pages. • The daily bayt, right in your notification: the daily reminder now includes the full bayt and its poet — read it from the lock screen without opening the app. • Faster search: searching the Diwan is now dramatically smoother, with results appearing instantly as you type.

What's new in 2.1: • Achievements: earn badges as you play and keep your streak going. • Daily Bayt widget: add today's verse and your streak to the Home and Lock Screen. • Curated collections: browse by era and theme — Pre-Islamic, Abbasid, Andalusi, wisdom, love poetry, and more. • Diwan filters: filter poems by era, meter (bahr), and purpose. • Streak shields: protect your daily streak from breaking (with subscription). • Simple how-to guides for every game mode. • More free rounds: each mode now has its own daily allowance. Thank you for supporting Arabic poetry.

Performance improvements and bug fixes. Thanks for using Qafiyat Al-Arab.

Performance improvements and bug fixes. Thanks for using Qafiyat Al-Arab.

Version 2.0 — A deeper poetry experience • Two distinct corpora — فصيح and نبطي — each with its own visual identity • Poet of the Day: portrait, bio, and poems rotating daily • Poets index: portraits, filter by era and region, alphabetical order • Instant full-text search across every poem and verse • New plans: monthly, yearly with a 7-day free trial, and lifetime • iCloud sync for your favorite poets • Notifications when poets you follow get new poems • 7 poetry game modes for every skill level

What's New in 1.0.5 • Library expanded to 1,231 poems and 15,584 bayts. • Choose your poem font from several Arabic typefaces, including Naskh, Kufi, Baghdad, Damascus, and Geeza. • Live preview in Settings shows your font and size choices as you pick them. • "Spot the Mistake" mode renamed to "Where is the Mistake".

What's New in 1.0.4 • Library expanded to 1,004 poems and 12,666 bayts.

What's New in 1.0.3 • Added the complete diwan of Imru' al-Qais.

What's New in 1.0.2 • Added all poems by Al-Mutanabbi to the Diwan. • New search across the Diwan and Poets index, with the matching bayt highlighted in results and tolerant of tashkeel and hamza spelling variants. • Each poet now shows their poem count in the index. • Untitled poems display their first shatr as the title.

What's New in 1.0.1 • Fixed word order in "Spot the Mistake" so the bayt now reads correctly right-to-left. • Removed footnote-reference numbers that were appearing inline in the poetry text.