Anthology of Antarah

This book discusses the life of the poet "Antarah ibn Amr ibn Shaddad ibn Muawiya ibn Qarad al-Absi" (525 AD - 608 AD) and his famous collection (Diwan Antarah). The book begins by introducing the poet, his homeland, his father's recognition of him, his love for Abla, and then the stories about his death. After that, the book addresses Antarah's personality and poetry. He is one of the most famous Arab poets before Islam, and is considered one of the poets of al-hamasa, describing his situations in the most beautiful way, and describing his opponent, making him endowed with all the virtues of the Jahiliyyah, then he boasts that he killed him. His poetry is distinguished, according to narrators, by the beauty of description, combining tenderness and severity, noble meanings and easy expression, good harmony, strength of expression, and musical tone. The book is divided into two parts: the first part includes the fixed poetry of Antarah, which is narrated by the narrators who preceded him in telling his story: such as Al-Asma'i, Abu Ubaidah, Abu Amr ibn Al-Ala, Al-Mu'ffal Al-Dhabi, Abu Sa'id Al-Saqri, and Al-Batliusi, and those who took from them. The second part contains the doubtful poetry, which is what was narrated about his story, and in his Diwan, which was collected after its composition. Under the title "Oh, Abla's House!", Antarah ibn Shaddad says: "Oh, Abla's house in Tuwai, like the return of the tattoo in the palm of the guide / Like the call of pages from the era of Khosrow, so he gifted it to a Persian..."