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Umm Assa'd bint Isam al-Himyari

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Umm Assa'd bint Isam al-Himyari
Native name
أم السعد بنت عصام الحميري
BornCordova
Died1243
Pen nameSa'duna

Umm Assa'd bint Isam al-Himyari (Arabic: أم السعد بنت عصام الحميري, died 1243) was a Muslim Arabic poet.

Umm Assa'd, also known as Sa'duna (Arabic: سعدونة), was from Cordova. Her poem 'I will kiss' has been translated into English, and is included in a modern bilingual anthology of classical poetry by Arab women.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Abdullah al-Udhari, ed. (1999). Classical poems by Arab women. Saqi Books. p. 240.