Early Arabic poetry of Anan al-Natifiya (d.226/841). ‘Anan lived in al-Madîna at the time of Abu Nuwas. She was one of the first who recited poetry in the Abbasid State and the best of her category. Her poems are arranged in this diwan and numbered with the verses stating the occasions and the sources. Footnotes contain explanations and interpretations by Dr. Sa'di Dannawi. Indexed.