• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: First
• Number of Pages: 202
• Author: Younis Ali Al-Hamdani
• Publisher: Fadaat Publishing House

An excerpt from the novel:

Musab: I greatly admire the character of Imru' al-Qais and his passion for women. I am enchanted by his story at the pool of Dar Juljul when he gathered the maidens' clothes and stipulated that they must exit the water one by one for him to return their garments. Can you believe it? I live these unique moments and imagine them as if I were with him.

I said: Rather, you wish you were in his place.

Musab: And why not... The story is like a marvelous dream that may not be repeated more than once.

Salem: Do you think of anything other than women, you scoundrel?

Musab rejoiced, moving his hands and body and raising his head in movements resembling a dance he invented in a moment of ecstasy, saying with all his heart: Is there anything more important than women in the world? By God, a world without women is a ruin (not worth a red cent).

I said: I believe the title 'The Misguided Poet' befits Imru' al-Qais more than 'The Misguided King,' because the personality and behavior of Imru' al-Qais are fitting for a poet and what a king might aspire to, but they do not align at all with the personality and behavior of a true king, except in terms of pride, vanity, and self-esteem.