JARIR

IBN  'ATTYYA UL-KHATFI (d . 728), Arabian poet, was born in the reign of the caliph `Ali, was a member of the tribe Kulaib, a part of the Tamim, and lived in Irak . Of his early life little is known, but he succeeded in winning the favour of Hajjaj, the governor of Irak (see CALIPHATE) . Already famous for his verse, he became more widely known by his feud with Farazdaq and Akhtal . Later he went to Damascus and visited the court of Abdalmalik ('Abd ul-Malik) and that of his successor, Walid . From neither of these did he receive a warm welcome . He was, however, more successful with Omar II., and was the only poet received by the pious caliph . His verse, which, like that of his contemporaries, is largely satire and eulogy, was published in 2 vols . (Cairo, 1896) . (G . W .