Zuhair (z
hīr`), fl. 6th cent., Arab poet. Zuhair is often considered the greatest writer of Arabic poetry in pre-Islamic times. His work is represented in the Muallaqat Muallaqat , Pre-Islamic Arabic anthology compiled by the scholar Hammad al Rawiya (d. c.775). comprised of poems that were written in gold letters and hung on the walls of the Kaaba in Mecca during annual fairs.
..... Click the link for more information. . Zuhair's poems deal with raids and other subjects of nomadic desert life. There are several European translations of his works.
hīr`), fl. 6th cent., Arab poet. Zuhair is often considered the greatest writer of Arabic poetry in pre-Islamic times. His work is represented in the Muallaqat Muallaqat , Pre-Islamic Arabic anthology compiled by the scholar Hammad al Rawiya (d. c.775). comprised of poems that were written in gold letters and hung on the walls of the Kaaba in Mecca during annual fairs...... Click the link for more information. . Zuhair's poems deal with raids and other subjects of nomadic desert life. There are several European translations of his works.
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