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Maysun bint Bahdal (Arabic: ميسون بنت بحدل, romanized: Maysūn bint Baḥdal) was a wife of caliph Mu'awiya I (r. 661–680), and as mother of his successor and son Yazid I (r. 680–683). She belonged to a ruling clan of the Banu Kalb, a tribe which dominated the Syrian steppe. Mu'awiya's marriage to her sealed his alliance with ...
Nov 13, 2020 · Maysoon bint Bahdal was a very devoted Muslim. She delighted in simplicity and dedicated her days to worshipping Allah and caring for her son. She also spent most of her time writing and reciting poetry and thereafter became famous as one of Arabia’s greatest poets.
Nov 13, 2020 · Being a countrywoman, she was unmoved by this luxury, missing her home in the desert. And then she wrote a poem expressing her feelings. In each verse, Maysoon affirmed her preference for the simple and raw elements of Bedouin life over the refinements and comforts of urban life.
One Poem. Original by Maysun bint Bahdal Translated, from the Arabic, by Reem Hazboun Taşyakan. A humble house with pulsating souls, more beloved than this illustrious palace. The barking calls of familiar farm hounds, more cherished than this host of purebred cats.
Yazid's mother, Maysun, was the daughter of Bahdal ibn Unayf, a chieftain of the powerful Bedouin tribe of Banu Kalb. She was a Christian, like most of her tribe.
His wife named Maysun bint Bahdal al-Kalbiyyah, reputedly, was a Christian woman and there were many functionaries such as secretary of state, minister of finance, doctor to court poets, coming from Christianity background as well.
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Jun 8, 2018 · Friday 8 June 2018. The Lament of Maisun, the Bedouin wife of Mu‘āwiya - Maysun bint Bahdal. I give thee all the treacherous brightness. Of glittering robes which grace the fair, Then give me back my young heart's lightness. And simple vest of Camel's hair. The tent on which free winds are beating. Is dearer to the Desert's child.
