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Tarafa

Bahraini poet (0543-0569) · Bahrain · On the map · Writers · Lived 543 to 569 · aged 26

Tarafa, was an Arabian poet of the tribe of the Bakr. He is one of the seven poets of the most celebrated anthology of ancient Arabic poetry, known as the Muʿallaqāt, however just one of his poems is included.

Tarafa is read about 128 times a day, in 20 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 12 November 2026

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His fellow poets preserved in this work are Al-Nabigha, Antarah ibn Shaddad, Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma, 'Alqama ibn 'Abada and Imru' al-Qais.

Country
Bahrain
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 543 to 569 · aged 26