Waddah al-Yaman (Arabic: وضّاح اليمن), born Abdul Rahman bin Isma’il al-Khawlani (Arabic: عبدالرحمن بن اسماعيل الخولاني) (died 708), was an Arab poet.
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Al-Yaman was born in Yemen in the second half of the seventh century. He was famous for his erotic and romantic poems.
He was executed by the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I, allegedly due to his over familiarity with his wife. Al-Yaman is now regarded as the national poet of Yemen.
Excerpt of one of Al-Yaman's poems:
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