poet knight antarah ibn shaddad notable poets pre islamic period abu layla al muhalhel al shanfara ref name also poets ''mu'allaqat'' suspended ones group poems said display mecca ref name poets imru' al qais tarafah ibn al abd harith ibn hilliza amr ibn kulthum zuhayr ibn abi sulma al nabigha al dhubiy n antara ibn shaddad al 'sha al akbar lab ibn rab 'ah ref name al khansa stood poetry ''rith ''' elegy ref name prominent ''mad h'' panegyric well
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