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词条 Dik al-Jinn
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  1. Biography

  2. Poetry style

  3. Trivia

  4. References

Abd al-Salam Ibn Raghbân al-Himsî ({{lang-ar|(عبد السلام بن رغبان الحمصي}} (777–849),[1] known as Dik al-Jinn ({{lang-ar|ديك الجن}}), is an Arabic poet during the Abbasid Caliphate, who is famous for his love for a Christian woman named "Ward", and the fact that he never left his native city, Homs.

Biography

Two theories are presented in order to explain his nickname "Dik al-Jinn" (Cock of al-Jinn):

  • He would have been nicknamed so, because of his eyes whose green color evoked the plumage of the cock.
  • For the funeral elegy poem (Rithā') which he composed for a cock served to him during a banquet.[2]

Although the classic Arab criticism did not pay much attention to him, Dik al-Jinn remained famous for his debauchery and his love of wine that drove him to squander his fortune, and especially for the love he brought to "Ward", a Christian (later convert to Islam) from Homs; and "Bakr", a friend (probably another lover), whom he murdered both in a crisis of passionate love.

It seems that Dik al-Jinn inherited a large sum of money from his father, and that he would have lived on this nest egg, squandering it for his pleasures. He thus aroused the jealousy and disapproval of his cousin, "Abu Tayyib", who then made Dik al-Jinn believe that Ward and Bakr were dating one another. Being mad and jealous, Dik al-Jinn killed them both. Later on, he learned the truth and cried the rest of his life in funeral elegies that some critics, such as "Ibn Rashiq" recognize as models of their kind.[1]

He is considered one of the masters of the poet Abu Tammam.[3]

Poetry style

Dik al-Jinn departs, like his contemporary Abu Nuwas, standards of ancient poetry from Pre-Islamic qasida and its range of Bedouin themes. Leaving aside the long verses generally preferred by poets of the classical style, such as Tawil, Dik al-Jinn composed above all on the basit, kamil, and khafif meters. His diwan consists mainly of fragments and short pieces of amorous poetry (ghazal) and elegies addressed to "Ward". Another great part of his poetry is devoted to the love of wine. He also left some long pieces of praise (madîh) and a famous satire (hijâ') addressed to his cousin "Abu Tayyib".

His diwan has been collected by Sheikh Muhammad al-Samâwî, who was the first to gather his works.[2]

Trivia

The story of Dik al-Jinn has similar aspects to William Shakespeare's Othello.

References

1. ^{{cite book|author=Joseph A. Massad|url=https://books.google.de/books?id=TMnMC1vlxVMC&pg=PA291&lpg=PA291&dq=Dik+al-Jinn&source=bl&ots=bZJ1LaXLQK&sig=O_NwN6g7u9L3LgbM4KfEEmqh7Ec&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Dik%20al-Jinn&f=false|title=Desiring Arabs|publisher=University of Chicago Press|year=2008|page=291-292|isbn=9780226509600}}
2. ^{{cite book|author=Karine Sader|title=Dîwân Dîk al-Jinn, Shâ'ir al-Hubb wa al-Mawt|year=2013|publisher=Dâr Sâdir|page=11}}
3. ^{{cite book|author=William MacGuckin|url=https://books.google.de/books?id=6p0TAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=Dik+al-Jinn&source=bl&ots=agV64oYwoA&sig=jPBA-qNDwBQc89QQDTY0mh28kEY&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Dik%20al-Jinn&f=false|title=Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Band 2|publisher=Oriental translation fund of Great Britain and Ireland|year=1843|page=133-134|isbn=9780226509600}}
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9 : 777 births|849 deaths|People from Homs|Arabic-language poets|8th-century Arabic writers|Folklore characters|Abbasid-period poets|Arabic erotic literature|Deists

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