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| Native name | ديك الجن عبد السلام بن رغبان الكلبي الحمصي |
| Born | 777 Homs,Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | 849 Homs, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Abbasid |
| Notable works | Diwan Dik al-Jinn |
| Spouse | Ward |
Abd Al-Salam Ibn Raghbân al-Kalbi al-Himsî (Arabic:عبد السلام بن رغبان الكلبي الحمصي;777–849),[1] known asDik al-Jinn (Arabic:ديك الجن), is anArabic poet during theAbbasid Caliphate, who is famous for his love for aChristian woman named "Ward", and the fact that he never left his native city,Homs. He was aShia Muslim.
Abd al-Salam was born in 777 CE inHoms, to a family descended fromBanu Kalb.
Two theories are presented in order to explain his nickname "Dik al-Jinn" (Cock ofal-Jinn):
Although the classic Arab criticism did not pay much attention to him, Dik al-Jinn remained famous for his debauchery and his love of wine that drove him to squander his fortune, and especially for the love he brought to "Ward", a Christian (later convert toIslam) fromHoms; and "Bakr", a friend (probably another lover). Dik al-Jinn murdered both Ward and Bakr in a crisis of passionate love.
It seems that Dik al-Jinn inherited a large sum of money from his father, and that he would have lived on this nest egg, squandering it for his pleasures. He thus aroused the jealousy and disapproval of his cousin, "Abu Tayyib", who then made Dik al-Jinn believe that Ward and Bakr were dating one another. Being mad and jealous, Dik al-Jinn killed them both. Later on, he learned the truth and cried the rest of his life in funeral elegies that some critics, such as "Ibn Rashiq" recognize as models of their kind.[1]
He is considered one of the masters of the poetAbu Tammam.[3]
Dik al-Jinn departs, like his contemporaryAbu Nuwas, standards of ancient poetry fromPre-Islamicqasida and its range of Bedouin themes. Leaving aside the long verses generally preferred by poets of the classical style, such asTawil, Dik al-Jinn composed above all on thebasit, kamil, and khafif meters. Hisdiwan consists mainly of fragments and short pieces of amorous poetry (ghazal) and elegies addressed to "Ward". Another great part of his poetry is devoted to the love of wine. He also left some long pieces of praise (madîh) and a famous satire (hijâ') addressed to his cousin "Abu Tayyib".
His diwan has been collected by Sheikh Muhammad al-Samâwî, who was the first to gather his works.[2]
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