english: These are the sixteen al-Bihar (literally “The Seas”, so called because of the way the poem moves, according to its rhythmic patterns): at-Tawil, al-Bassit, al-Wafir, al-Kamil, ar-Rajs, al-Khafif, al-Hazaj, al-Muttakarib, al-Munsarih, alMuktatab, al-Muktadarak, al-Madid, al-Mujtath, al-Ramel, al-Khabab and as-Saria’.
non_english: À í ò ü à ó õ â Ì â â þ è To, on o å ü å û: â and â ð. å û, å ê à, û, é ñ, â â ì, ÿ, â ì, â í, and â ì Ã å Ã ÿ â and õ.