Umar Ibn al-Farid

عمر بن الفارض

Sharaf al-Dīn ʿUmar Ibn al-Fāriḍ (576–632 AH / 1181–1235 CE) was an Egyptian Sufi poet who lived in Cairo and spent years in Makkah. Known as Sulṭān al-ʿĀshiqīn (the Sultan of Lovers), he is famous for the Khamriyya, the long Tāʼiyya (Naẓm al-Sulūk) and other poems of divine love.

Qasa'id by Umar Ibn al-Farid

• مَا بَيْنَ مُعْتَرَكِ الأَحْدَاقِ وَالمُهَجِMa Bayna Mu'taraki al-Ahdaqi wa-l-MuhajUmar Ibn al-Farid
• أَوَمِيضُ بَرْقٍ بِالأُبَيْرِقِ لَاحَاA-Wamidu Barqin bi-l-Ubayriqi LahaUmar Ibn al-Farid
• قَلْبِي يُحَدِّثُنِي بِأَنَّكَ مُتْلِفِيQalbi Yuhaddithuni bi-Annaka MutlifiUmar Ibn al-Farid
• مَا بَيْنَ ضَالِ المُنْحَنَى وَظِلَالِهِMa Bayna Dali al-Munhana wa-ZilalihUmar Ibn al-Farid
• هَلْ نَارُ لَيْلَى بَدَتْ لَيْلاً بِذِي سَلَمِHal Naru Layla Badat Laylan bi-Dhi SalamUmar Ibn al-Farid