---
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    num_examples: 254630
  download_size: 277368475
  dataset_size: 633499128
configs:
- config_name: default
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: data/train-*
---
# ashaar

introducing ashaar, the largest dataset for arabic poetry

# general statistics

| metric          | value     |
|-----------------|-----------|
| number of poems | 254,630    |
| number of baits | 3,857,429 |
| number of poets | 7,167      |


# License

This dataset is released under fair use for research development only. Poets have the sole right to take down any access to their work. The authors of the websites, also, have the right to take down any material that does not conform with that. This work should not be used for any commercial purposes.