This book takes you deep into the life of one of the greatest and most controversial Arab poets, Imru' al-Qais; the knight in love who combined a passion for horses and hunting, a love for women and wine, and the courage to seek revenge and the boldness of speech. A turbulent life filled with adventures and transformations, it began with fun and pleasure and ended with the tragedy of revenge after his father's murder, transforming his poems into a vibrant record of experiences and pain. Through this work, Muhammad Salim al-Jundi paints a complete portrait of the personality of the first pre-Islamic poet, who reached such heights that some historians denied his existence due to the excess myths woven around him. This book places the reader before the mirror of pre-Islamic poetry in its most refined manifestations, and restores the reputation of an immortal literary stature whose poems continue to live on to this day.

محمد سليم الجندي (1910–1985م) كاتب وناقد سوري. اهتم بالأدب العربي والتراث. نشر مقالات أكاديمية وأدبية. وأسهم في الحياة الثقافية السورية.