From the poems of Antara bin Shaddad
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Summary
Antara bin Shaddad Al-Absi was born in the town of Al-Jawa' in Najd (525 AD), and his lineage goes back to Amr bin Shaddad bin Muawiyah bin Qarad bin Makhzum Al-Absi. His father was one of the nobles of Banu Abs, and his mother was Ethiopian, who bequeathed to him her black color, which was the begi...
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