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His Poetry
As for his poetry, it is among the masterpieces of Arab literature. It is the most wonderful of all that Arab poets have composed. In his poetry, he did not incline to joking and impudence. With that he separated himself from the poets of Umayya and the 'Abbasid periods. For they used their intellectual talents in amusement, futility, and corrupt manners.
As for al-Kumayt, he devoted his poetry to his masters from the Hashimites. Thus, proclaimed their noble deeds and their outstanding merits through wonderful Arab poetry.
The historians said : "Al-Kumayt did not announce his poetry till he was satisfied with it or sure of it. For this reason his poetry has become masterpieces showing creation, art, and thinking. As for (his poems called) al-Hashimiyat, they are greater than limitation and evaluation. He has inserted in them the evidence for his doctrine, which is indisputable and undoubted. (His poems called) were among the cultural means at those times. For they are rich in thinking and literature. They were reported in the clubs and the assemblies. So, the people memorized them.
Al- Kumayt and al-Farazdaq
The historians reported that al-Kumayt composed his (poems called) al-Hashimiyat. However, he concealed them. He did not announce them among the people. For he wanted to ask the advice of al-Farazad b. Ghalib, the great Arab poet, about them. So, he went to him. When he met him, he said to him:
"O Abu Firas, you are the chief of (the tribe of) Madar and their poet. I am your nephew, al-Kumayt b. Zayd al-Asadi.
You are truthful. You are my nephew. What is your need,"al-Farazdaq asked.
____________1. Khazanat al-Adab, vol. 1, p. 99.
