The collection of Abu Nawas

Abu Nuwas is considered a poet who is easygoing in his wine poems, frivolities, and ascetic poems, but he deliberately deviated from the norm, especially in his satirical poems. His poetry is characterized by sharp meanings and words, and by a witty joke that reflects both himself and his era. In it, you see the woman as the focus of his playfulness, frivolity, vulgarity, and disbelief, as well as his trust in God, repentance, and asceticism. His poetry embodies the spirit of his era, in which neglect of sins and mockery of religion were widespread, and it is distinguished by its diversity and departure from the styles, meanings, and descriptions of the Arabs to new topics that suit his environment, its purposes, and its perceptions. Through it, he presents a picture of the intertwined cultures of his time, where Islamic religious sciences mingled with the opinions of heretics, transmitted sciences, Indian wisdom, and Greek myths. At the end of this book is Abu Nuwas's Diwan, in which his poems are collected along with explanations and clarifications.