Al-Buhturi

البحتري (Known as "Al-Walid ibn Ubayd")

Master Neoclassical Poet, Court Panegyrist of Samarra

Born c. 821

Manbij, Syria

Passed Away 897 Manbij, Syria

Lifespan 76 years old

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"I consoled my sorrow with the ruins of Ctesiphon, gazing upon palaces where the ghosts of kings wander in silence."

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Great 9th-century Syrian classical poet renowned for his lyrical naturalism, musicality, and majestic ode on the ruins of the Arch of Ctesiphon.

Biographical Record

Al-Walid ibn Ubayd Allah al-Buhturi was born in Manbij near Aleppo to the Arab tribe of Tayy. Mentored by Abu Tammam, he moved to the imperial capital at Samarra, where he served as court poet to Caliph al-Mutawakkil and his successors, composing majestic odes that epitomized classical balance and musical harmony.

In contrast to Abu Tammam's intellectual complexity, Buhturi championed natural, melodious diction and evocative sensory description. His famous ode on the ruins of the Sasanian palace of Taq Kasra (Iwan Kisra) is universally celebrated as one of the supreme masterpieces of philosophical reflection on the rise and fall of imperial civilizations in Arabic verse.

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Final Resting Place

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Old Cemetery of Manbij
Manbij, Syria

                         GPS: 36.5200, 37.9500                    

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