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Laila bint Lukaiz or Layla bint Lukayz (Arabic: لَيْلَى بنت لُكَيْز died 483), otherwise known as "Layla the Chaste" (Arabic: ليلى العفيفة), was a legendary Arab poet and one of the leading poets of the fifth century. She was promised in marriage to a Yemeni prince despite being in love with her cousin Barraq ibn Rawhan. While on her way to Yemen to marry this Yemeni prince, she was kidnapped by a Persian prince who locked her up in his castle for rejecting his advances. In response, Laila wrote her most famous poem, If Only al-Barraq Could See (Arabic: ليت للبراق عيناً), in which she appealed to Barraq and her brothers to rescue her. The poem whipped up the courage of her people, leading to her successful rescue. In the 20th century, the poem was set to music by Mohamed El Qasabgi and popularized by the singer Asmahan.
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