Ibn Abi Hasina
Abu'l Fatḥ al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Jabbār ibn al-Ḥaṣīna al-Sulamī (
Biography
Ibn Abi Hasina was born in
In 1045, Ibn Abi Hasina was sent by Thimal, then emir of Aleppo, to
Poetry
Ibn Abi Hasina specialized in the panegyric, which accounted for most of his literary work.[1] According to historian J. Rikabi, Ibn Abi Hasina "was distinguished by the quality of his language, his themes remaining the traditional ones".[1] In his panegyrics to the Mirdasid emirs, he extolled their generosity, bravery, martial skills and noble ancestry, all virtues honored in Bedouin culture.[2] However, he also wrote romantic and elegiac poetry.[1] He often sent his poetry to his contemporary and hometown friend, al-Ma'arri, for the latter's commentary.[1] Ibn Abi Hasina's diwan (poetry collection) was published in Damascus in 1956 by Muhammad As'ad Talas.[1] The diwan consisted of two volumes, the first containing Ibn Abi Hasina's poems, the second containing commentary by al-Ma'arri.[1] Among the poems attributed to Ibn Abi Hasina is the following verse:
When we stopped to say a mutual farewell,
and whilst her heart and mine were overflowing with passion and with love,
she wept liquid pearls;
my eyelids let fall cornelians,
and both formed a necklace on her bosom.
— Excerpt from a love poem attributed by historian Ibn Khallikan (d. 1282) to Ibn Abi Hasina, whom he describes as a "poet of some reputation".[3]
References
Bibliography
- Rikabi, J. (1971). "Ibn Abi Hasina". In Lewis, B.; et al. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). Leiden: Brill. ISBN 90-04-08118-6.
- Zakkar, Suhayl (1971). The Emirate of Aleppo: 1004–1094. Aleppo: Dar al-Amanah.