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973–1057 · medieval Arab poet and thinker

Also known as: Abu l-'Ala al-Ma'arri, Abū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī, Маарри, أبو العلاء المعري, アル＝マアッリー, 麥阿里

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