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Arab poet of the Abbasid period (c.748-c.828)

Also known as: Abu l-Atahiya, Abu'l-'Atahija, Абу-ль-Атахия, أبو العتاهية, アブル＝アターヒーヤ, Абу-ль-Атахийя

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