Al-Munakhal

Al-Munakhal al-Yashkuri (died 607), whose real name was 'Amr ibn Mas'ud al-Yashkuri , was a pre-Islamic Arab poet and sailor. He is known for composing the poem Fatat Al-Khedr or Fatat al-Qasr (; ) and for having an affair with both the Lakhmid princess Hind bint 'Amr, daughter of the former king 'Amr ibn Hind , and queen Al-Mutajarridah|al-Mutajareda, the wife of the king al-Nu'man III .

Life Little is known in certainty about al-Munakhal's life. According to Kitab al-Aghani of Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (d. 967), al-Munakhal was one of the most handsome amongst the Arabs. And he was responsible for the famous poet al-Nabigha (d. 604) departure from the Lakhmid court of al-Nu'man III. The Lakhmid king ordered al-Nabigha to describe his wife in a poem, eventually, he described her body parts in great details. Thus, her lover al-Munakhal, out of jealousy, said to the king; "No one could compose such poetry except one who had tried her!" al-Nu'man III falling for al-Munakhal's accusation, made al-Nabigha escape the court of the Lakhmid to their rivals, the Ghassanid court. an expression for something that is not expected to ever happen. But, Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani narrates a different story in which al-Munakhal was imprisoned and killed by the order of the king Amr ibn Hind after news reached him about the involvement of his daughter Hind in an affair with her secret lover al-Munakhal.