Al-Shanfara | |
|---|---|
| Died | c. 525 CE |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Arabic |
| Notable works | Lāmiyyāt ‘al-Arab |
Al-Shanfarā (Arabic: الشنفرى; died c. 525 CE) was a semi-legendary pre-Islamic poet tentatively associated with Ṭāif, and the supposed author of the celebrated poem Lāmiyyāt ‘al-Arab.[1] He enjoys a status as a figure of an archetypal outlaw antihero (su'luk), critiquing the hypocrisies of his society from his position as an outsider.