There are many poetic and lyrical forms in the Palestinian heritage. They were adapted and expanded to become national poetic forms.

They express the various concerns of the Palestinian people, and deposit in them elements of identity. They contribute to eliminating the factors of defeat, highlight the elements of unity, and point to the future that is centered on the inevitability of the return of the refugees. They are: “the favorite song in Palestine, and it is the one you used to hear on the tongues of shepherds, farmers and workers”