Arabic & Persian

Muzarrid

7th century


Yazid ibn Dirar, called Muzarrid, was the eldest of three brothers, the others being the more famous ash-Shammakh and Jaz'. All three were mukhadrims, born in paganism and converted to Islam, and lived into the Caliphate of 'Uthman.

Lyall judges that Muzarrid devoted himself chiefly to satire; Ode XVII is attributed by many authorities to his brother Jaz'.

  1. Ode XV: Help, O my people ! Folly
  2. Ode XVII: My heart is cured of its

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