Jibra'il Dallal

Jibra'il bin 'Abd Allah bin Nasr Allah al-Dallal ( / ; 2 April 1836 – 24 December 1892), also known as Gabriel Dallal, was a Syrian journalist and poet. Born in Aleppo, he was fluent in not only Arabic, but also in the French and Italian languages.

Life Jibra'il Dallal was born in Aleppo. He was mainly brought up by his older sister as his father had died when he was still young. Dallal studied in Aleppo and would later travel to Europe to master the French and Italian languages. He also worked in administrative roles for the French government and the Ottoman Empire. He died on 24 December 1892.

Works Dallal's works include: Al-Siḥr al-Ḥalāl fī Shiʻr al-Dallāl; a collection of Dallal's poetry. It was first published in 1903 by his nephew, Qustaki al-Himsi. Al-ʻArsh wa-al-Haykal; a poem he composed, which landed him in prison.