Mansur al-Namri
منصور النمري
The poet whose 'world a bride with them, today in mourning' joined the Barmakid elegy-roll 1.
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Mansur al-Namri, a poet whom al-Mas'udi mentions in a lament for the Barmakids. 2
His lament
Among his verses for them is one calling for weeping over the Banu Barmak, and describing the world as a bride adorned by them for a time, which is now in mourning. 2
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Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 368
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.368
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islam.museum contributors. “Mansur al-Namri”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/mansur-al-namri/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.