Adunis

Ali Ahmad Said Esber (Arabic : ; transliterated : alî ahmadi sa'îdi asbar or Ali Ahmad Sa'id ; born 1 January 1930), also known by the pen name Adonis or Adunis (Arabic: ), is a Syrian poet, essayist, and translator. He has written more than twenty books and volumes of poetry in the Arabic language as well as translated several works from French .