​JARIR IBN 'ATlYYA UL-KHATFI (d. 728), Arabian poet, was born in the reign of the caliph 'Ali, was a member of the tribe Kulaib, a part of the Tamim, and lived in Irak. Of his early life little is known, but he succeeded in winning the favour of Haj jaj, the governor of Irak (see CALLPHATE). Already famous for his verse, he became more widely known by his feud. with Farazdaq and Akhtal. Later he went to Damascus and visited the court of Abdalmalik ('Abd ul-Malik) and that of his successor, Walid. From neither of these did he receive a warm welcome. He was, however, more successful with Omar II., and was the only poet received by the pious caliph. 1

His verse, which, like that of his contemporaries, is largel satire and eulogy, was published in 2 vols. (Cairo, 1896). (G. T.)