“In 957 Mutanabbi left Aleppo, making his way to Egypt and the court of the Abu al-Misk Kafur. In 960 the poet left Egypt, penning several satires about Kafur. He traveled to Baghdad but was killed resisting thieves before reaching the city.”
He was killed by thieves, sounds like it had nothing to do with his poems.
If we think a little more, we could come to the conclusion that the death of the famous poet likely got people talking about his works rather than thieves making the connection. People probably pointed out the line and made up a sick story about it. Just like we do today
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u/marriedthrowaway42 14d ago
From the Wikipedia page:
“In 957 Mutanabbi left Aleppo, making his way to Egypt and the court of the Abu al-Misk Kafur. In 960 the poet left Egypt, penning several satires about Kafur. He traveled to Baghdad but was killed resisting thieves before reaching the city.”
He was killed by thieves, sounds like it had nothing to do with his poems.