Arabic & Persian

Zabban ibn Sayyar

6th century


Zabban ibn Sayyar of Fazarah, of the Mazin house, is the Zabban who, according to Lyall, nicknamed al-Hadirah. Lyall introduces his odes with the war of Dahis between the tribes of 'Abs and Dhubyan.

Two of his poems are in the Mufaddaliyat, Odes CII and CIII.

  1. Ode CII: Ye Sons of Manulah ! in
  2. Ode CIII: Does not their knowledge of Zabban

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