And the angel Israfel, whose heart-strings are a lute, and who has the sweetest voice of all God’s creatures. —KORAN. Of his voice, all mute. Pauses in Heaven. Of those unusual strings. …

Best bard, because the wisest! Merrily live, and long! Well may the stars be mute! Is the sunshine of ours. From my lyre within the sky. This poem is in the public domain.

2022年6月11日 · Israfel. I. In Heaven a spirit doth dwell Whose heart-strings are a lute — None sing so wild — so well As the angel Israfel — And the giddy stars are mute. II. Tottering above …

“Israfel” is a lyrical poem of eight uneven stanzas, each stanza ranging from five to eight lines in length. The title is the name of an angel mentioned in the Koran, the sacred book of the...

In his poetry and fiction, Poe explored the dark inner workings of the mind. He is credited with being a forerunner of horror fiction and of the short story as a literary form. After years of …

In Heaven a spirit doth dwell / "Whose heart-strings are a lute;" / None sing so wildly well / As the angel Israfel, / And the giddy stars (so legends tell), / Ceasing

2011年5月13日 · As the angel Israfel, And the giddy stars (so legends tell), Ceasing their hymns, attend the spell Of his voice, all mute. Tottering above In her highest noon, The enamored …

2011年4月30日 · Inspiration for “Israfel” obviously comes from Thomas Moore's Lalla Rookh, where there are two passages concerning the angel. The first has a note, “ ‘The angel Israfil, …

2017年1月27日 · *And the angel Israfel who has the sweetest voice of all God's creatures. — K ORAN.

2024年9月6日 · "Israfel" explores the contrast between divine and mortal music through the figure of Israfel, an angel described in the Koran whose music is so enchanting that it captivates the …