Imru' al-Qais
E311959
Imru' al-Qais was a pre-Islamic Arab poet and wandering prince renowned as one of the greatest authors of classical Arabic poetry and a central figure among the poets of the Mu'allaqat.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imru al-Qays | 1 |
| Imru' al-Qais canonical | 1 |
| Imru' al-Qays | 1 |
| Imruʾ al-Qays | 1 |
| امرؤ القيس | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2931093 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Imru' al-Qais Context triple: [Arabic literature, hasNotableAuthor, Imru' al-Qais]
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A.
Shimr ibn Dhi’l-Jawshan
Shimr ibn Dhi’l-Jawshan was an Umayyad military figure infamous in Islamic history for his leading role in the killing of Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala.
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B.
Masruq ibn al-Ajda
Masruq ibn al-Ajda was a prominent early Muslim scholar and jurist of Kufa, renowned as a leading Tabi‘i and transmitter of hadith.
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C.
Al-Hareeq
Al-Hareeq is a town in central Saudi Arabia known for its agricultural activity, particularly date palm cultivation, within the Riyadh region.
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D.
Belqasim Haftar
Belqasim Haftar is one of the sons of Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar and a member of the influential Haftar family involved in Libyan political and security affairs.
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E.
Khaldoon
Khaldoon is an Arabic masculine given name commonly used in the Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Imru' al-Qais Target entity description: Imru' al-Qais was a pre-Islamic Arab poet and wandering prince renowned as one of the greatest authors of classical Arabic poetry and a central figure among the poets of the Mu'allaqat.
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A.
Shimr ibn Dhi’l-Jawshan
Shimr ibn Dhi’l-Jawshan was an Umayyad military figure infamous in Islamic history for his leading role in the killing of Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala.
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B.
Masruq ibn al-Ajda
Masruq ibn al-Ajda was a prominent early Muslim scholar and jurist of Kufa, renowned as a leading Tabi‘i and transmitter of hadith.
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C.
Al-Hareeq
Al-Hareeq is a town in central Saudi Arabia known for its agricultural activity, particularly date palm cultivation, within the Riyadh region.
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D.
Belqasim Haftar
Belqasim Haftar is one of the sons of Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar and a member of the influential Haftar family involved in Libyan political and security affairs.
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E.
Khaldoon
Khaldoon is an Arabic masculine given name commonly used in the Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mu'allaqat poet
ⓘ
classical Arabic poet ⓘ pre-Islamic Arab poet ⓘ wandering prince ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Imru' al-Qais
ⓘ
surface form:
Imru al-Qays
Imru' al-Qais al-Kindi ⓘ Imru' al-Qais ⓘ
surface form:
Imruʾ al-Qays
|
| anthologizedIn | Mu'allaqat ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Najd
ⓘ
Yemen ⓘ |
| culturalRole | foundational figure of Arabic poetic canon ⓘ |
| describedAs | "king of poets" in some Arabic literary tradition ⓘ |
| era | pre-Islamic period ⓘ |
| famousVerseOpening | Qifā nabki min dhikrā ḥabībin wa-manzili ⓘ |
| father | Hujr ibn al-Harith ⓘ |
| fullName | Imru' al-Qais ibn Hujr ⓘ |
| genre | qasida ⓘ |
| influenced |
Abbasid-era poets
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classical Arabic poetry tradition ⓘ later Umayyad poets ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a central figure among the poets of the Mu'allaqat
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being one of the greatest classical Arabic poets ⓘ elaborate nasib (amatory prelude) ⓘ love poetry ⓘ vivid desert imagery ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy | standard of excellence for later Arabic poets ⓘ |
| literaryForm | long monorhyme odes ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | one of the "poets suspended" in the Mu'allaqat anthology ⓘ |
| metricalSystem | classical Arabic quantitative meter ⓘ |
| movement | Jahiliyyah poetry ⓘ |
| nameInArabic |
Imru' al-Qais
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
امرؤ القيس
|
| notableWork |
Mu'allaqa of Imru' al-Qais
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Qasida beginning with "Qifā nabki" ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
ⓘ
prince ⓘ |
| positionOfFather | king of Kindah ⓘ |
| region | Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| religion | pagan Arab beliefs ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
emotional intensity
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rich metaphor ⓘ sensual imagery ⓘ |
| theme |
desert journeys
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loss of kingship ⓘ love and longing ⓘ nostalgia for abandoned campsites ⓘ wine and revelry ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century ⓘ |
| tribe |
Kindah kingdom
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surface form:
Kindah
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Imru' al-Qais Description of subject: Imru' al-Qais was a pre-Islamic Arab poet and wandering prince renowned as one of the greatest authors of classical Arabic poetry and a central figure among the poets of the Mu'allaqat.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Imru' al-Qays
this entity surface form:
امرؤ القيس
this entity surface form:
Imru al-Qays
this entity surface form:
Imruʾ al-Qays