Laila bint Lukaiz
Laila bint Lukaiz or Layla bint Lukayz, otherwise known as "Layla the Chaste", was a legendary Arabian woman poet. She wrote a romantic epic of the knight in shining armor rescues damsel-in-distress motif. Her most famous poem, If Only al-Barraq Could See, was set to music by Mohamed El Qasabgi and popularized by the singer Asmahan.Anthologies
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