Tawil
For other uses, see Tawil (disambiguation).
Tawil (Arabic: طويل), or al-tawil (الطويل), is a compound meter used in classical Arabic poetry.
Its form is as follows (the letter L representing a long syllable and S representing a short syllable):
- S L L | S L L | S L L | S L L |
- S L L | S L L | S L L | S L L |
It is often used alongside another meter called basit (بسيط).