# قافية (Qafiyah)

> Qafiyah is an open-source project dedicated to the Arabic language, making its poetic heritage freely accessible to researchers and poetry lovers alike. We're committed to a high-quality experience: precise search, an easy interface, and reliable texts we continuously review and improve. Site language is Arabic.

## Browse

- [Poets](https://qafiyah.com/poets): Paginated index of poets
- [Meters](https://qafiyah.com/meters): Classical Arabic meters (al-ʿarūḍ)
- [Rhymes](https://qafiyah.com/rhymes): Rhyme letters (qāfiyah)
- [Themes](https://qafiyah.com/themes): Thematic categories
- [Feelings](https://qafiyah.com/feelings): The Feelings Wheel in Arabic, with the classical verses that express each feeling

## Data & API

- [Public API docs](https://api.qafiyah.com/v1/docs): Read-only JSON HTTP API
- [Developers](https://qafiyah.com/developers): Free API keys and usage limits
- [API llms.txt](https://api.qafiyah.com/llms.txt): Machine-readable index of API endpoints
- [OpenAPI spec](https://api.qafiyah.com/v1/openapi.json): OpenAPI 3 specification
- [Random poem](https://api.qafiyah.com/v1/poems/random): Random poem slug (text/plain)
- [MCP server](https://mcp.qafiyah.com/mcp): For AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP clients): search the catalog and quote it, with a link to each poem

## More

- [About](https://qafiyah.com/about): Project background, who maintains it, and how to contribute
- [Source code](https://api.qafiyah.com/v1/go/github): MIT-licensed code and public-domain (CC0) data, on GitHub
- [Sitemap](https://qafiyah.com/sitemap-index.xml): Full URL index