The collection of Abu Nawas

Abu Nuwas is a poet who is easy in his drunkenness, frivolities, and asceticism, but he tended to the strange in other matters, especially in his odes, and his poetry is new in meanings and words, with a sweet wit, and it reflects himself and his era, serving as a mirror where his playfulness, frivolity, indecency, and disbelief can be seen. We also see in it his trust in God, his repentance, and his asceticism regarding wine and frivolities, as well as his era, in which neglect of sins and mockery of religion were widespread. In his poetry, his tendency away from the methods, meanings, and descriptions of the Arabs toward new things that suit his environment with its purposes and perceptions is also evident. It presents us with the diverse cultures of his time, in which Islamic religious sciences and opinions of innovations mingled with transmitted sciences, Indian wisdom, and Greek myths. Within this book is Abu Nuwas’s diwan, in which his poems are collected, annotated with explanations and clarifications.