# Poetry — Character guide

> Key figures in Poetry by Ameen Rihani.

- [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_2_se/characters/unknown_narrator.md): The central poetic voice and focal character throughout the collection.
- [Allah](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_2_se/characters/allah.md): The divine presence addressed and invoked across many poems.
- [Alcazar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_2_se/characters/alcazar.md): A recurring figure or personified place, often the narrator's focus.
- [Zahra](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_2_se/characters/zahra.md): A named beloved or muse appearing in several poems.
- [Khamsin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_2_se/characters/khamsin.md): A personified wind or desert force, often addressed directly.
- [Hanem](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_2_se/characters/hanem.md): A woman addressed in intimate and romantic contexts.
- [Beauty](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_2_se/characters/beauty.md): An abstract personification of beauty, treated as a character.
- [Laila](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_2_se/characters/laila.md): A beloved figure, likely from the Layla and Majnun tradition.
- [Lebanus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_2_se/characters/lebanus.md): A personified mountain or figure of Lebanon.
- [Averroes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_2_se/characters/averroes.md): The medieval philosopher, referenced as a symbolic figure.

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