Abdullah ibn al-Zib'ara

Abdullah ibn al-Ziba'ra (with kasra on the zay) ibn Qays ibn Adi al-Sahmi al-Qurashi; his mother Atika bint Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Wahb ibn Hudhafa ibn Jumah ¹. "He was among Quraysh's most poetic men, and was harsh on the Muslims, then became Muslim at the conquest" ¹.

Ibn Ishaq said: when the Prophet conquered Mecca Hubayra ibn Abi Wahb and Abdullah ibn al-Ziba'ra fled to Najran; Hassan lampooned them in verses which reached Abdullah, who came and became Muslim ¹.

Of his verse when he became Muslim: he told the Prophet his tongue was "a mender of what I had split, when I was ill-starred", that he had raced Satan down the paths of error, and that today his heart believed in the Prophet Muhammad ¹.

Al-Marzubani said: he was known as Abu Sa'd — Quraysh's poet — then became Muslim and praised the Prophet, who ordered a suit for him ¹. Al-Zubayr said: in my view Dirar's poetry is stronger than his and less loose ¹.