سَلامٌ على النَّازحِ المُغْتَرِبْ

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Caliph Harun al-Rashid loved his concubine Marida, whom he had left behind in al-Raqqa. When he arrived in Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad), he missed her and wrote her a poem expressing his longing. Upon receiving his letter, she had the poet Abu Hafs al-Shatranji compose a poetic response to the Rashid on her behalf. When the Rashid read it, he immediately sent a courier to bring her down to Baghdad.

Source: The Poetry Encyclopedia — Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi

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