387-391. In fact the elegy is more common among early Pre-islamic poetry than the love poem.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
The chief phase of Pre-islamic poetry that will not appeal to us is in the great body of martial verse where love of robbery and bloodshed, cruelty, revenge and hatred are fostered.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
The Arabian poetry which has been most frequently translated and written about in English is Pre-islamic poetry.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell