Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, 3

Abd al-Malik Abd Allah Ibn Abd Allah Muhammad Abù Abû Abd Allah Abu Bakr Abû Hanîfa Abû l-Hasan Abû l-Kâsim ad-Dawlat ad-Dîn Ahmad Ibn al-Azîz al-Farazdak al-Mansûr al-Moizz al-Mubarrad al-Mutanabbi Aleppo anecdotes Arabic asked Baghdad Basra Berbers brother Cairo celebrated composed Damascus death died A. H. dirhems diwân Egypt emir eyes father favour following lines Hajji Khalifa heart Ibn Abd Ibn Ahmad Ibn Duraid Ibn Muhammad Ibn Imâd ad-Dîn imâm Irâk Jaafar Jumâda kâdi kasida khalif Khorâsân Kitâb Korân learned letter Maan Mahmûd Mâlik Mansûr Marwân Masûd mawla means Mekka mentioned month Moslims mosque Mosul Muhammad Ibn Mûsa Nasr native never Obaid Omar person piece poems poet poetry praise prince Rabî Ramadân received recited replied Salâh says shaikh signifies sovereign sultan surnamed Syria talent thee thou took traditionist Traditions treatise tribe verses vizir whilst word Yahya