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Zuhayr belonged to Muzaynah tribe. His father was poet. His elder son, Kab was also poet and read poems to prophet Mohammad. Zuhayr's poem, written when two Bedouin tribes ended a longstanding hostility, is a part of the famous "Mu'allaqat" collection of pre-Islamic Arab poetry. He also wrote satirical poems and poems about the glory of his tribe.